She laughs at his joke. So did everyone else.
"God,... I haven't laughed like that in so long!" She chuckles a little more.
Ace added, "with everything going on in your house, I don't think you'd be enjoying that, Jell." With a bit of worry and concern. They all knew what was going on at her house and they wanted to lift her spirits up, which is actually working very well.
"Yeah. I'm sorry I haven't hung out with you guys in so long, I missed you all so much." She then lets out a small smile. Tom's loving gaze towards her cut off when he realizes he kinda has to break the awkward sentimental silence. The silence was too much.
He wraps his arm around her, stating "Well, I think it's time to go home." He looks at Jell who's underneath his side, "Hey, Jell, wanna wait for your brother together?"
"I don't think he'll get me today. He's still busy with his band. Wanna go wait at the stop together instead?"
"Yeah, sure, why not." He then changes his attention to Ace and Scotch, "wanna come with?"
Scotch answers, "I'll be fine. like Jell said, band things. And Renzo's our band leader."
Ace also replies, "I can!"
They all wave goodbye to Scotch as they walk out the gates of the school together. The bus stop, for some reason, was a bit far and would take at least a few minutes to get there. So to break the silence,
Ace questions, "So, as highschoolers, do you guys like or have eyes on anyone? Jell?"
"Me? Well, I do.." she says in a teasing tone, wanting for Ace to ask who it is. It is, in fact, working. "He's not exactly a Junior Highschooler, he's a senior. And he's soo cute."
Marion's chest sank and twisted. Definitely not him.
"But I don't really like-like him. I like-like someone else. And I can't tell you.." she teases Ace.
Tom spoke up, "if I tell you mine, will you tell me yours?"
Ace replies, "I think we both know who it is, Tommy."
"Hey, don't call me that." He adds, "but who's it?"
The two girls giggles, glancing at Tom and then back to each other as if they're telepathically conversing with each other.
"Guys, who?"
"It's Fern, isn't it?" Jell asks.
That made the three stop walking. With a silence that was only in between the three of them.
"BWAHAHAHAHA!" Tom bursted into tears laughing. "YOU- YOU THINK I-.. Oh my God! You guys think I like them? They're just my bestie!"
Ace awkwardly laughs, "but you guys seem to like each other."
"Sure, yeah, they told me that they liked me, but I don't feel the same way. We're just friends and we both respect that." He answers. They continue on their walk.
"Who's the lucky person, then?" Jell inquires. Nudging her arm on him, trying to make him spill his secrets.
"You tell yours first, madame."
Ace couldn't go with them at the bus stop since her brother came to get her. They all wave goodbye and the two continues their walk. They can already see the bus stop.
"So who's the crush, Angel?" Tom speaks up.
Jell chuckles, "you really wanna know?" He nods; of course he does. "Well..."
Her walks become weird and she's gotten all giddy. "You kindaa know him."
"Really?"
"Yeaah,.." that made his heart sink even more, his chest felt like it's gotten tighter. "It's Cel ,basicallyyy.." her smiles get wider. Biting her lower lip thinking of him.
