"Are you the sun? Because you're beauty is blinding." I say to her. She laughs. I can't even explain how my much I love her breathtaking taking laugh. The way her eyes squint at the corners. Her nose scrunches up just a little bit. A light pink blus...
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This cannot be happening! Lucas looks up at the intruder with furrowed brows and says, "Hi?" I keep my head down, looking at the red tablecloth. "Hello, Avyanna."
The cushion next to me dips and I look up to see Grey's face next to mine. "Do you know each other," Lucas asks. I rip my gaze from Grey's face to Lucas' confused one. Before I can answer Grey cuts me off and says, "Yes. We are working on a project together." Grey clasps my hand on the table and forces a smile at Lucas.
Lucas' eyes drift down to our hands and I take my hand from Grey's. The two boys stare at each other for a couple of minutes and I am the one to break the silence. "What brings you here, Grey." Lucas and I are looking at Grey, but Grey is looking at me.
"I wanted to explore this city. I happened to find this restaurant."
No one says anything. I look at Lucas and give him an apologetic smile. He smiles back at me. The moment is broken when Grey says, "So what are you guys doing here?"
Lucas was about to answer when Elena came to our table with two drinks. "Here are the drinks. The food is being made." Her eyes drift over to Grey. "Would you like anything?"
I take my drink and start drinking. Grey answers, "I'll take whatever they are having. Thank you." I choke on my drink from his answer. Is he going to be staying? He winks at her and she walks away. "You guys don't mind if I stay right? I mean we're all friends here." Lucas and I exchange a look. "Uhhh-" He cuts me off and says, "Great! We're going to have so much fun."
My smile is somewhat awkward. "Yay."
"So what were you guys talking about?" It's not that I don't want Grey around, it's just awkward. I can't help but feel sympathetic towards Lucas because I gave him one chance and Grey interrupts.
"Nothing," I answered. "So, Lucas, who are you?" My face turns so quickly towards Grey that I am afraid I got whiplash. If the alarm doesn't show on my face just know that I am thinking it.
"Excuse me." I can tell this angered Lucas a little bit. His voice had an edge to it and his body stiffened. Grey shrugs with a smirk on his face.
"For as long as I've been here, I've never heard of you." Grey takes Lucas' untouched drink and drinks from it. "Great choice, by the way." By this point, Lucas' face is red with anger. The best analogy would be a ripe tomato.
Lucas picks up the fork on the table and clenches it in his hands, while Grey leans back looking smug. I elbow Grey in his stomach and give him the meanest glare I could muster.
If anything I probably look like a puppy, but there is no harm in trying. "Hey, that was mean." My eyebrows tilt down as my mouth forms a frown.
Grey turns toward me and the wrinkles near his eyes soften. He turns away from me and starts playing with his fingers. The silence continued and we looked downwards. "Apologize, Grey." The thought of Grey being mean for no reason irks me. He looks over at me, startled. We hold our own mini staring competition and just when I think I am about to lose, Grey surrenders. A heavy sigh leaves his lips, "I'm sorry, man." It wasn't very heartfelt but it will have to do for now.
