Lay, My One and Only

Chapter 50: Japanese Restaurant (Lol I Had No Title For This!)

The car ride to the restaurant was silent. Kris' eyes were red and so were mine. I tried not to look at anyone but they kept glancing at us. They kept wanting to speak but never said a word. They could tell that something was wrong. I glanced at Kris and he had his face buried in his hand. I felt...I felt like I crushed him. He's been through so much. I wanted to just walk up to him and give him a hearfelt hug. Though I didn't want to interfere with anything. Kris huffed and took a deep breath and exhaled.

" Why's the car so silent? I thought you guys were loud!" said Kris. That really surprised us for HIM to be the first to talk.

" Ah whatever. That was awkward but at least the silence broke," said Chen.

" Have you ever been to this restaurant?" asked Luhan. I shook my head.

" I don't usually eat Japanese food that often..." I said. I was still upset and guilty inside but I covered it with a smile. I did the best I could.

" Really? Wow. Well, I think you're gonna like this place," said Xiumin.

" And what makes you think that?" I chuckled. The guys all replied with an Ooo! For some reason. Xiumin smiled.

" Don't know. I just have the feeling," he said.

" What, do you like stalk her to already have the feeling?" laughed Chen. I chuckled.

" Hell no! No! Of course not! And like you're any better!" said Xiumin. He totally had no clue of what he was saying.

" What do you mean?" I asked. I was confused. Chen was about to say something until Xiumin covered his mouth. Ok...?

" Kris...man...you look so down! Cheer up!" said Luhan, giving him a push. Kris shoved it away.

" Stop. I'm not down," he replied.

" Then how come both you and Karrera looked depressed until we broke the silence? Hmm?" asked Luhan. Kris kept a poker face.

" Nothing. I don't know why she's even like that..." he said. They looked at me.

" Why are you copying his face? Did he say something?" asked Xiumin.

" Did he do something?" asked Yixing. I shook my head.

" No! Of course not! Why are you examining us? It's just that..." I came up with the best excuse I could at the moment. " Whenever I see someone down...I get sad too. It's just how I am."

They believed it. Phew!

" OK fine, whatever. You two are weird," said Luhan. He shoved Kris again just to get a laugh but Kris shoved him even harder and he bumped into me.

This time, instead of me sitting on someone's lap, we managed to squeeze into the back. Xiumin was driving, Yixing sat upfront, and the rest of us managed to fit in the back. It acutally wasn't that cramped...surprisingly. Maybe it's because we're all so thin.

" Are we there yet?" asked Chen like a toddler. Xiumin shook his head.

" No, there seems to be some traffic," he replied. Yixing's phone began to ring. He answered it and turned on the bluetooth.

" Hello? Chanyeol?" he asked.

" Ah Yixing! Where are you?" asked Chanyeol immediately.

" What? No hello?" asked Yixing.

" No time. Where are you?" demanded Chanyeol. Was he mad?

" We're heading to that Japanese place...why?" asked Yixing.