Risk || Benj Nielsen

02.

it was the second day and benj, olivia and koosh were walking through the lunch hall with their trays in hand.

"damn, alyssa! you're looking good." koosh complimented the girl who just rolled her eyes.

"don't look at me." she snapped and olivia snorted a laugh.

"hear about my party tonight?" koosh ignored his friend and continued trying to talk with alyssa.

"i heard about your brothers party." she answered.

"it's both of ours." olivia just rolled her eyes. all her friends were delusional as fuck and they really need a wake up call, "hey, why don't you take my snap in case you have any trouble at the door?"

"i feel like i'm done with this conversation." alyssa sighed.

"seriously, though, you should come. it'd be cool to hang since we're all in high school now." benj spoke up, directing his words towards bailey.

"yeah, maybe." she answered.

"right on, right on. very nice." benj nodded, standing around awkwardly.

"oh my god! get lost, or i'll tell bailey you don't have pubes." alyssa groaned in annoyance.

"i have pubes!" benj was quick to defend himself.

"gross." bailey and olivia said at the same time.

"olivia, come sit with us?" bailey suggested and benj looked hopeful.

"uh, i think i'm gonna eat outside but i'll catch you later?" olivia answered quietly, with a small smile.

"yeah, sure. you gonna come shopping with me and alyssa? we could get you something to wear at kayvon's party?" bailey suggested and alyssa nodded.

"sure." olivia smiled, "anyway, see you later."

and with that, benj and koosh followed the girl out of the cafeteria.

"olivia, what the fuck?" benj sighed, "why did you turn that offer down?"

"they only asked me, dumbass. they would've told you to leave regardless of whether i took the offer up or not." she sighed and sat down at an empty table outside.

"well, on another note, dude, you crushed that." koosh congratulated benj, implying he was actually getting somewhere with bailey.

"you think?" benj shrugged and olivia scoffed, knowing that he in fact did not crush that.

however, koosh thought differently, "definitely! she wants you."

"i am feeling really good about this party." benj sighed, hopefully, "i mean, it has all the ingredients of a classic meet-cute."

"what the fuck's a meet-cute?" koosh asked, not understanding what he meant. benj had learnt it from all the movies that olivia had made him watch.

"a movie thing." both olivia and benj answered at the same time.

"sorry, you explain." olivia gestured to benj as she opened her water bottle, taking a sip from it.

"you know, when fate brings two people together in a charming and romantic way." benj explained and olivia noticed koosh glance at her.

she pulled a face, thinking it was weird, but she shrugged it off as he continued talking, "but bailey's already met you."

"she hasn't met the new me." benj replied, "all that singing and nerd shit i was into is history."

eddie and connor joined them, sitting down at the empty chairs surrounding the table, "dude, everyone's talking about this party. i heard there might be a fight." connor spoke as he sat down.