The Look Of Knowledge

31. Sing Me A Song (You Could Be)

Mika

I stepped out of the room feeling glad, happy and free. They all looked at me, Ryan was there too.

"How'd it go?" Albert asked me standing up.

"I think it went well." I smiled.

"So are you guys not together anymore?" Niko asked. I glanced at Julian. He looked at me expectant but yet terrified.

"We're through" I replied. Julian tried to suppress a smile but he couldn't so he looked down.

"Wow. Is this gonna be awkward for the rest of our lives?" Fab looked genuinely worried.

"I hope not" I laughed. "I think we're gonna remain friends after all"

"That's great Mika, I'm so glad" Ryan stood up too and hugged me. He's such a good friend, so understanding.

"Alright, so..." Nick sighed standing up. "Anyone up for a beer or something?"

"Yeah man, I could use a beer" Albert joined following by Fab.

"I gotta go pick my kid to school, sorry guys" Niko said.

"I think I'm gonna stay with Rich just in case, but you guys have fun" Ryan waved at us heading to the room. "See you soon hopefully" he said and closed the door.

"I'm up" I shrugged.

"Jules?" Nick looked at Julian expecting an answer.

"I, uh.."

"He doesn't drink, you idiot" Fab scolded Nick.

"No, it's fine, I can handle people drinking around me" Julian laughed through his nose. "Let's do it"

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Julian

"I had the most horrifying dream last night" Nick exclaimed as we waited together at a circular wooden table next to the toilets of a bar. Well, not any bar, actually it was the one where Mika had been a few hours before but she didn't seem to complain about the boys decision to go there.

I looked at Nick nodding my head as motioning him to go on. We were alone, since Mika, Albert and Fab were getting the drinks.

"I was running in a green field with a huge crowd of people but they didn't look real to me, in fact they looked so strange.. they were all in shades of grays, black and white. But anyways, I kept running with them even though I was scared and suddenly I start wondering why I'm running to, so I ask out loud 'can somebody tell me where I'm going?!' and I feel a hand on my back, so I look over my shoulder (still running) and I see a weird Voldemort look alike creature and it says 'you know where' and I say that I really don't and the bald monster opens it's mouth and I see a brain inside, and in the dream I was convinced it was my own brain. Don't ask my how I recognized my own brain but anyways I woke up after that... so I'll never know"

I stared at Nick unable to say a single word about how stupid that dream was but luckily the rest of the guys arrived to save me from hurting Nick's feelings and shit.

Don't know how to act. That's all there is.

"There you go Nicky" Fab said putting a beer in front of Nick and then handing me my Diet Coke. Albert sat next to Fab and Mika next to me.