Compassion- Lookism

T h i r t y S e v e n

  

   
    The train way there Irene sat with Vasco and Daniel on either side of her. Vasco didn't seem too worried like Daniel was, but he talked to her more. He was happy to talk about foods and anything they liked and had in common. With those two it felt like they never shut up.

    They landed in Gian Station a bit earlier than planned. Irene followed Zack to aa cafe with the two other boys beside her. She felt the tightness in her chest begin to grip harder and harder almost as if her heart was trying to pull her throat and ribs together. Like her body was retracting in itself and feeling this doom haunch on her shoulders.

    She had to ignore the feeling. She knew she was just getting anxious and she was tired. She just had to brush it off and continue on. She had no reason to be scared if Zack, Daniel and Vasco were all going to be there beside her.

    They sat down in the small cafe. Irene and Vasco found a small table to sit at and sat next to one another. Daniel scooted behind them, sweating like a disgusting beast.

    "What do you guys want?" Zack asked.

    "Milk." Vasco immediately said.

    "Nothing, thank you." Irene said and glanced down at her phone for the time.

    "Get us two americano's please." Daniel said. Zack nodded and turned away before Irene could refuse. She looked up and glared at her brother. Vasco frowned at Irene, but hid it before she could see.

    Without the twins knowing the entire cafe was filled with whispers about the two. Daniel just stared down with an anxious filled heart and the girls were all fangirling and talking among one another excitedly. Irene just ran her hand through her hair and made all the guys in the shop swoon over her. They would go and try to pick her up if she wasn't talking to the guy beside her in a hoodie. His broad shoulders were slightly intimidating.

    "Here." Zack set down the clear plastic drinks with the cafe's logo on the holder.

    "Thank you." Irene nodded her head to him. She looked down at the cup in shock. Whoever paid for those hospital fee's was one of the reasons she was here. She was planning to drop out and go full time at work and try to pay the fee's off in a year, but whoever did pay the amount really saved her ass.

    Irene suddenly felt a strange feeling almost as if she was being watched. She looked up to see Vasco quietly drinking his milk and offering her some and Daniel's puckered lips with anxiety, but when she saw Zack. She knew where that feeling came from.

    He was glaring at the guys behind her. They were all making similar faces with puckered lips, popping out veins, raised eyebrows, squinted eyes and flexed muscles. Zack knew the guys were trying to intimidate him and show off their dominance of the area, but he also knew that the guys were staring Irene up and down with smirks and whispers that had no good intensions behind them.

    "What the hell are they looking at? Is this a dead wish?" Zack muttered through his flexed face.

    "Zack, calm down..." Irene said and looked down at her drink. She took a quick sip and smiled at the delightful, sweet tase.

    "Try some." Vasco smiled and pulled the cup about a foot away from her her peachy lips. Irene looked up at his small face that really seemed like a whine for her to try it. Irene couldn't help but give him a sweet smile and leaned forward. She put her lips around the straw and sucked in some of the chocolate milk.

    "Thank you." Irene smiled at him as he pulled it away.

    "Sure." He looked away with a blush toward Zack's position to see how flexed his face was too. Irene smiled with her pink dusted cheeks too.