Life After Death <コ:彡 Team Crafted Fan Fiction <コ:彡 3rd Book of Trilogy <コ:彡

Chpt 20 - Note The Sarcasm

Azalea sits at the meeting table, twiddling her thumbs as the others went off to support Adam. The only people who decided to stay behind were Mitch and Jerome.

Mitch clears his throat, "Aza..."

"Yes?" she replies slowly, not looking up from her hands.

"About yesterday, I hope you didn't feel like I was... abandoning you or anything, but me and Jerome we-"

"It's fine, Mitch." Azalea cuts him off, "I'm totally cool with it."

"Really?" Mitch breathes a sigh of relief, "So what did you do yesterday?"

"Oh you know... the usual." Azalea replies.

"Which is?"

"Basically nothing."

Mitch leans back, "Huh."

"So... what did you two do yesterday?" Azalea asks.

Jerome suddenly sits up and glances at Mitch, a slightly panicky expression on his face which Azalea didn't notice.

"Oh you know... what best friends do." Mitch replies.

Azalea smiles a small smile, continuing to not make eye-contact, "Which is?"

"A walk in the park." Mitch answers, "Et cetera."

Azalea produces the same face expression that was on Jerome's face a few seconds ago, "You didn't err... see anyone, did you?"

"No... no." Mitch replies.

"Right. 'Cause I certainly didn't."

"No, no, of course not." Mitch responds. The trio sit in silence for a few minutes, letting the world pass by.

"Umm... Aza..." Mitch says slowly.

"Yes?" Azalea says even slower.

"Why did you just say that?"

Azalea freezes, "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Huh. Never mind."

A few more minutes of silence pass.

"I can't take this anymore!" Jerome shouts, startling Mitch and Azalea, "I want everybody to tell the truth!"

Mitch and Azalea stare at each other from opposite sides of the table, the atmosphere growing more and more unnerving the larger the gaps of silence became.

"I need to tell you something." Azalea says.

"Me too." Mitch says quickly soon after.

"Oh... you go first."

"No... you can. I don't mind." Mitch says.

"No... together? Yes?"

"Alright."

They take a deep breath, "3-2-1... go!" Mitch orders.

"I saw you in the park yesterday." They both say in unison. They go wide eyed, Azalea gasps.

"Oh God, I'm sorry, Mitch!"

"No, I'm sorry!"

"I didn't mean to, I was bored I-"

"I didn't know what to do with myself, I wanted to spend some time with you but-"

"Shut up!" Jerome shouts over the couple. Mitch and Azalea immediately silence themselves, "Right." Jerome breathes deeply, trying to calm himself, "Yesterday was a weird day, and I'm sure that no matter what we saw, it was all a one-off, right?"