The food soon arrived and Jaylen slowly removed his mask and all of them stared at Jaylen, making Jaylen blushed and bit his lips due to nervousness. "You look really good without mask." Kyo said and the others agreed. "Maybe you should remove your mask." Niko suggested but Jaylen just remained silent. "Guys come on, let's eat before our food turns cold." Kujo said, noticing that Jaylen is feeling uncomfortable. They nodded and started eating, along with Jaylen.
Almost an hour passed and all of them finished their food. "That was good." Aiken said and Kinji agreed with him. "Why didn't we know about this restaurant when we came here three days straight?" Sara asked and Kujo chuckled. "Since most of the shops will be closed by the time we exit the venue." Kujo said and they nodded, agreeing with him. "The bills.." Jaylen mumbled and Kujo barely heard him amongst all his friends' chatting.
"Bill? Oh right.. Maybe we should go dutch?" Kujo suggested and all of them nodded. Kinji looked at the receipt and after calculating the amount, he told each of them the amount that they should pay and they automatically took out their wallet and passed the amount to Kujo. "Hey, why is it always me?" Kujo said. "Isn't this your hometown?" Niko asked and Kujo rolled his eyes but chuckled as he took the cash. Jaylen then shyly passed his cash to Kujo, who took it and went to settle the bills while they left the restaurant.
Just when Jaylen is about to put on his mask, Kinji stopped him. "Why not just stay like this for the whole outing?" Kinji asked with a smile and Jaylen looked down but slowly placed his mask back into his sweater pocket. Kinji smiled and ruffled his hair, making Jaylen feel weird yet somehow, he doesn't hate it. "This must be the first time for you to see us in casual clothing, right?" Aiken asked and Jaylen nodded, head still facing the floor. "But i've seen all of you in casual clothes on your social medias." Jaylen mumbled and they nodded. "But nothing can beat seeing us in real life." Kyo said but got hit on the arm by Kinji. "Big-headed guy." Kinji rolled his eyes and the others laughed.
Kujo soon went to them and smiled. "Want to go shopping?" He asked and they nodded, walking around the mall as Jaylen followed them at the back again. Kujo noticed and went to his friends. "I'll go around the mall with Jaylen. Text me once you are done." He said and they nodded, understanding. "Let's go to a cafe. There's a drink i want to try." Kujo said and pulled Jaylen to the opposite direction before Jaylen could say anything.
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Quote #9
"Sometimes it feels better not to talk. At all. About anything. To anyone."
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His Glimmer Of Hope
RomanceA 22 years old male, Jaylen, who is suffering from depression and loneliness, finally meets the one through an online dating app. As they slowly get closer through texting for a long time, the male slowly knows more and more about Jaylen. Will the m...
