Life, Unexpectedly

Chapter 6: Who Are You?

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~Hanna's Point of View ~

"Mind if I sit with you guys?"

Everyone looked at me as if it was up to me to decide. People might think I'm getting chummy with him just 'cause he was like me--an asian; but it would be cruel to make him sit alone, so maybe it wouldn't hurt if I said yes. Besides he seemed really nice.

"Yeah go ahead," I said respectfully.

"Thanks!" Kyle basically grinned as he put his tray down on the table.

"...Anyway as I was asking earlier, why was he with you the other time?" Luke queried.

"He was just with me 'cause you guys weren't there yet! We're just friends," Roanne said as she took a bite from her macaroni and cheese, "Buch on a more importhar note, Noel knowsh me now, and I'm sho frewking hap--"

"--You could swallow first you know," Kim interrupted.

"Shorry." Roanne swallowed then continued, "He's really really this tall, amazing, handsome, gorgeous, charming boy, and he shook my hands! He. Shook. My. Hands. I wish you guys were there." She spoke with such excitement, probably still dazed from what happened with Noel, but I'm really happy she's one step closer to her dream.

"So Kyle? Did you always live in Pennsylvania?" Kim suddenly asked.

"No, I lived in Jersey."

"Oh really? 'Cause the funny thing is I have a friend whose name's Ren Nowles, know him? I mean you guys have the same last name, so I'd assu--"

"--Nowp, I don't. Never heard that name before."

"oh... Well I just assumed so--"

"Yeah, don't worry about it."

Kim remained silent, I actually felt the tension between those two.

"How come we've never met your friend, Ren?" I asked, curious about this new boy she befriended.

She looked at me with such sad eyes, sort of deep in thought as well. Then she answered, "Oh. Well technically..." she paused for a moment, then continued, "I'm sorry I have to go, I'm late for class."

What just happened? She stormed out, looking like she was about to cry..."Was it something I said?" I asked the others, but they were just as clueless as me.

"You're probably just imagining it, she looked fine to me. Maybe she was just really late or something, don't worry about it." Kyle said with a smile.

Well that surprised everyone, it was clear what Kim looked like before she left. And who the hell is this Ren, making her upset like that? Maybe a lover? "I should talk to her later, after school, to be sure." I tell them.

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~Kim's Point of View ~

Poor Kyle, probably has no friends to hang with yet, perhaps I should make eye contact. This'll get Hanna and Kyle to get together. I can fix this--there's a high possibility he's Ren after all, they do have the same last name. I could be wrong though. Even so, it's worth a shot.

He sat in our table and we began to eat. As Roanne gleefully divulged her Noel encounter, I occassionally looked at Kyle. Observing how he acted, and who he looked at. He seemed normal, like somehow he really didn't know Hanna or us.

But after a while, I couldn't take it anymore, I had to raise a question. I inquired if he lived in Pennsylvania the entire time, he responded with Jersey--where the hell is New Jersey?? Then I tried to explain how I got to the question but he interrupted me, it was like he didn't want to talk about it at all. I became more curious as he deliberately ignored the topic at hand. I'll have to get him alone, to be able to better inspect him.