Homeless Vain

15

I'd messed up.

It wasn't a hard thing to do. I just needed to bring the stack of paper plates to the table but my hands had betrayed me.

They all had scattered around on the grassy ground of Daisy's backyard after slipping off from my grasp.

"What happened in your sleep? You're overcharged, aren't you?" the owner of the house complained.

I rolled my eyes as I ducked down, collecting the mess, "accidents couldn't be smelled."

Andy came joining me after being beckoned by his girlfriend to help me out, his long hands collecting the plates more faster than I did.

"Go join them, Ivy. I'll do the rest," he assured, flashing me his smile.

I literally felt bad for being so awkward with him, knowing that he'd never felt that way towards me. He's always nice but, I tend to worry about boundaries.

I absolutely didn't want to have any beefs with my friends just because their boyfriends care about me.

But, I guessed, everyone had viewed me as a fragile and vulnerable girl who refused to reach out for helps. That was why they're everywhere.

"Thanks," I then pursed my lips, pushing myself up.

Wandering around, I was contemplating on two options. Either to join Daisy and Faye at the grilling or the rest at the table, focusing on Chanhee.

That boy seriously had been talking from the moment I stepped in and still hadn't finished yet.

"I told her, I'd like to go further," was what I managed to catch when I joined the crowd.

"Who are you talking about?" I asked, cupping my waist.

"My crush," Chanhee replied shortly. "Sit Ivy. You're blocking my view."

I scoffed, honestly offended. But who was I arguing with? Nobody had won against Chanhee so far.

I scanned around the table, looking for a vacant space I could squeeze myself into. I grimaced at the sight of Jacob and Evelyn sitting next to each other, they obviously were inseparable and never failed making me feel so single.

But then, a small movement from Kevin caught my eyes where he pulled out a chair in between him and Evelyn to make me notice.

God, my heart pounded so hard.

I was struggling to control my smile from appearing. That would make me look so weird, as if I'd been waiting to be sitting next to him.

He could think of me as a flirty.

Safely plopping myself on the chair, my anger was then welling up upon seeing the person who was sitting across me.

He had a sly smirk plastered on his face as he flickered his gaze from me then to Kevin. God, could he stop doing that? What if Kevin caught him?

"I noticed that these days," Chanhee started, leaning closer to the table we surrounded by, darting his eyes on mine. "You and Kevin are like a package. You two are everywhere together."

Stop.

"That's good then," Evelyn said, nudging me with her elbow. I turned to look at her, and she signaled me to loose the tightness on my face. No wonder my muscles felt so numb. "Who knows they can be something."

'That's not helpful,' I mouthed inaudibly towards her, I felt so scared to look at the other side now.

But, I was curious too. How would Kevin respond to this situation?