《Ｌｏｖｅ Ｔｈｅｓｅ Ｄａｙｓ》

3. Friend or foe.

It was during the last days of September, college was tiring, and we had tons of useless meetings to attend. Actually, they looked more like ted talks than meetings, but anyway.

We were at Evelyn's place before class, drinking coffee and pretending to study. That day was strange.

You see, Evelyn always has been the kind of girl that didn't fit in. She listened to music that not everybody likes, and had a dry sense of humor that doesn't sit well with all people. But one thing about her that she would never admit is that she absolutely loved attention. The group we had, the boys, the meetings at her place; it was all new for her and she loved it, it was starting to show in her behavior.

She wanted to be funny so bad, sometimes she tried too much.

"What's the most stupid way a guy slid in your DMs?" Evelyn asked, laughing with her cup of coffee in hand.

Luke was the only one who wasn't there that day, I don't remember why. But the rest of us were all there.

"I don't remember one specifically" Darcy said. Leela nodded with her head, agreeing.

"Maybe when they try to ask you something stupid by replying to your story?" I added.

The girls chuckled, "Yeah, and it's usually your booty pics they reply to" Evelyn completed my idea.

We were all laughing, even the boys.

"Luke does that all the time" she said while grinning. I just stared at her, stunned "Yeah, the other day I posted a story with a really short dress," she emphasized "and he replied to it saying he liked the books I had. That's so stupid" she started laughing exaggeratedly.

I kept staring at her hoping she would notice what my expression meant. She knew that I liked him and I was trying to approach him, it certainly wasn't nice to hear that he was probably into her or something.

Both Darcy and Leela noticed my face and they smiled at me, trying to provide some comfort. But Evelyn never moved, or stopped talking.

"He's such a virgin" she mocked.

The boys fake laughed, trying to not look bothered but they still couldn't get behind her jokes.

"Poor guy, don't say that. He's not even here" Alex finally said.

"He's not even cute" she completed. Everything about her behavior was awful and gross, and she was doing it all for attention.

It really worried me that they would think we talk like that about them when they're not present, I hated that idea. And I couldn't understand Evelyn's actions, she really wasn't reading the room. She just wanted the spotlight.

The time came for us to go to class and we started walking. I was chatting with Alex on the way, about how I wanted Luke to open up to us more.

"He never wants to hang out and never talks, it really bothers me. I'm going to annoy him until he gives in" I joked. Alex and Charlie were laughing next to me.

"Why do you care so much?" Alex questioned, implying that my interest was beyond friendship.

I laughed and brushed it off, "I'm just curious about his personality"

"Yeah, right" Evelyn jumped in the conversation with a mocking tone.

I gave her a look that said you better shut up.

"What?" Alex inquired.

"She totally has a crush on him" she laughed.

"For real?" Alex glanced at me and noticed how angry I looked. He immediately stopped smiling.