Finding Us

12

Sage chuckled, running after the cat while Gideon recorded it on his camera. Sage huffed but didn't give up and ran after the cat. "You know you should give up. You aren't going to catch it. It is going to make you chase."

"I know, but I'm enjoying it."

"Then I will take a seat. The video is hilarious. You can add this to your vlog."

"Yeah... But I don't like to show my face." Gideon hummed. They decided to visit an offbeat place and try local cuisine. Gideon showed her his favourite parts of the city and kept her engaged in his stories.

They had their lunch and relaxed when Sage found a cat. They gave the cat some leftover food from their plates. Sage decided to play with it. Gideon's phone pinged as he received messages from Cyrus and Camden.

Cyrus: @James This isn't fair, tosser! You told us you were free for the day.

Camden: Where the fuck are you?

Camden: We have been waiting for three hours. Your shit face is nowhere.

Cyrus: We had plans to attend the drinks party, for the lord's sake!

Gideon: Sorry, brothers! Had an emergency. In the city rn. You guys carry on without me.

Cyrus: Shithead, can't you mention it before? We fucking wasted three hours waiting.

Camden: Fine, anyway the party starts late.

Camden: Will you be there? I Heard Sage is going to perform with Tariq tonight.

Cyrus: 😅 too bad, bro will be missing.

Gideon's brows frowned in confusion. Sage didn't mention anything about attending the party or about her performance. "Sage."

"Yeah?" Gideon didn't reply to the texts and looked at Sage, who was now caressing the cat's fur. "You are planning to attend the party tonight?"

"Yes, didn't I tell you?"

"No, I thought we were staying late and roaming around."

Sage chuckled, looking at Gideon. "No, I mentioned that― we would be returning before noon."

"Why?" Gideon isn't a party person. He gets bored as he doesn't mingle with everyone. He got friends but talking with them is too depressing. He tries to stay away from the trouble and drama. 

"Why?" Sage watched the frown and pout on Gideon's face. "I have got a social life, Gideon and best friends. I love to spend time with them. I love our weekend parties."

"But I thought you loved spending the weekend away from the parties and school." With me...

Sage left the cat alone and wandered to where Gideon sat. "Yes, I love spending the weekends away with you, but I do love my best friends and going to parties with them. It's the only time when we are ourselves without any school burden. They were and are always a big part of me. I cannot miss these parties when I know we will end up in different cities by next year."

Gideon stood silent. He had planned to go on a bike ride with Sage. She mentioned that she wanted to go on a bike trip once as she had never sat on a bike before. He asked one of his friends if they could give him their bike for the night.

"You were going to perform with Tariq?" Sage's eyes widened in surprise.

"Yes, how did you know that? I was planning to tell you later."

"The boys mentioned it in the group." Sage nodded her head in understanding. "Yeah, we have been working together on our Youtube channels. He needs a female singer for his songs."