Hearts Collide (Lingorm)

Chapter 10

The sun was warm, and the breeze gentle as Orm and her friends lay on the grass at the university, their usual spot for chilling between classes. Orm had her head resting on Prig's lap, eyes half-closed as the sound of her friends' laughter and random gossip swirled around her. She was dangerously close to falling asleep when a sharp tap on her forehead jolted her awake.

"Hey!" Orm groaned, rubbing her forehead as she blinked up at Prig, who had a teasing grin on her face.

"Why so quiet today?" Prig asked, raising an eyebrow. "You're usually the one running your mouth about something."

Before Orm could respond, Milk rolled her eyes dramatically. "It's probably something to do with that doctor," she said with a knowing smirk.

Orm let out a loud groan, pulling off her glasses and rubbing her temples. "I'm not in the mood for that. Don't mention her." Let alone with everything happening around her, Doctor Kwong still hasn't informed when that date will happen, it's been a week!

That got everyone's attention. Prig raised both eyebrows now, and May glanced over, clearly intrigued.

"Wait, wait, wait. That's a first time" May asked, leaning in. "Now I'm interested."

"Yeah, what's going on?" Prig chimed in, giving Orm's shoulder a nudge. "Why the groan of frustration?"

Orm sat up, crossing her legs, and threw her glasses to the side. "Ugh, it's not just her. It's my Faye," she began, her tone exasperated. "She's been pestering me all day and night about going on that stupid date. I can't catch a break. You know how she is, right?"

Prig chuckled, brushing a piece of grass off Orm's shoulder. "Faye's always been like that. What is new about that."

"Yeah, but this time it's different," Orm said, shaking her head. "She's been relentless. Like, one step away from physically dragging me to meet this girl. But she's doing it in that sweet, sneaky way that makes it even more annoying!"

Milk snorted. "Faye? Forcing you? Come on, Orm. She loves you way too much to actually push you into anything. Especially not into dating, if it's up to her she would want you to be single forever"

May nodded her head, " Exactly, you're her baby sister" 

Orm gave Milk a pointed look, sitting up straighter. "That's what I thought too! But seriously, you don't understand. She won't let it go. Every time I see her, she brings it up. It's like she's obsessed with the idea."

"Hmmm, sounds intense," May said, exchanging a glance with Prig. "Have you tried telling her to back off?"

"I did!" Orm exclaimed, throwing her hands up in the air. "But she just gives me this whole speech about how perfect this girl is. And, oh, she even brought Yoko into it. I was talking to Yoko about it, and she told me that Faye just really likes this girl. I'm surprised how Yoko isn't even jealous of that girl, please you should see how Faye compliments her like her life depends on it."

"So... who is this mystery girl, anyway?" May asked, nudging Orm's foot. "Have you even met her?"