Please Don't Leave Me Behind Again (Completed)

Chapter Twelve

Because, well it's a mall scene, so it has to happen. Hope you enjoy this next chapter! And as always, thank you for your comments. It was great to see what everyone thought of the "creep" who will definitely have a role in this story. Please comment and let me know what you think of this chapter! For some reason I had some trouble with it. It is a bit longer than usual.

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**| Sang's POV |**

I listened to everyone joke around with each other while watching the people around us, seeing how they interacted with one another. It really did vary depending on the relationship. Couples held hands, friends grabbed arms and tugged each other in the right direction or bumped into them to get them to change route. Everyone was playful, pushing each other or lightly smacking a shoulder or making funny faces. Everyone was so lively.

We had to walk all the way to the end of one of the hallways to reach the food court. I could smell all the food before we reached the food court and when we turned around a corner, we were in a new kind of paradise.

My jaw may have hit the floor when I took in the twenty or so choices. They had everything here from all over. Japanese, Chinese, Thia, American, Italian, and even Greek. There were choices for just candy or ice-cream or chocolate, and there was even a little bakery.

I heard chuckling and a hand reached over and pushed my jaw up, closing my mouth for me. It was a good thing Victor helped me because I wasn't able to control my mouth in that moment. My mouth watered and I wanted to try everything.

But then I remembered I didn't have any money with me. I never had money.

I looked at the boys nervously, wondering how I was going to explain to them that I couldn't order anything. It was pathetic to come to the mall and not have any money. "So what do you want to try?" Victor asked. I looked around the food court, at all the different possibilities. I pushed my lip to my teeth.

"I'm not really hungry," I said. "You guys choose and I'll just sit with you."

"Not happening," Nathan said. "It's Victor's turn to pay so get whatever you want."

I frowned. They paid for each other like that?

"But he treated me yesterday at the diner," I said.

"And he'll treat you again today," Nathan replied. "So decide."

"Um." I spotted the Greek place and pointed to it.

"Good choice, Aggele," Silas said. He reached out to grab me but I moved, already walking towards it. I didn't know what I would do if he touched me. I might fall apart, cry, try an attempt at screaming, or maybe I'll just grab onto him and never let him go again. I didn't know and I didn't want to find out so I walked away.

I got in line with Victor and Silas.

"Where is everyone else?" I asked.

"They wanted something else," Victor said, giving me a small smile.

I nodded and when it was time to order, I got a gyro with minced pork in it, Victor ordered souvlaki, and Silas ordered two gyros and a souvlaki.

We found a table and Silas stood to wave down the other boys while Victor and I settled down in our seats. A couple minutes later, Kota and Nathan sat down across from me. Victor was to my right and Silas was to my left.

Nathan unwrapped a chicken burger and Kota unwrapped a sub.

I grabbed my gyro, taking a big bite and nearly choking on it.

"This isn't all that good," I said and put the food back down on my tray.

"I think it tastes fine," Victor said.