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Chapter 19

"She'd sit with me" said Ken with a grin, in a most assured tone. Chase rolled his eyes sarcastically.

"And where exactly with you? I hope you're not going to make her sit with you on your lap while you drive" remarked Chase, passing me a wink.

There goes my picnic, these guys won't stop bantering and my tiredness wouldn't just go away. I huffed and turned towards Ken to speak my view but he beat me to it, slinging an arm across my shoulder.

"Umm...Nope, firstly she's my best friend and most importantly I'm not willing to die so soon and in the most tragic ways by making her sit on my lap..." I frowned, "...and technically you should be grateful to me for saving you from dying an early death too. Anyway, thank me later."

"I don't und-" Chase sentence was cut off by Ken.

"Matt would you please go sit at the back" 

Matt whined in protest but my look of insistence had him sigh and agree. He could see hoe Chase was making me uncomfortable and so my friend didn't do much of a protest and volunteered to sit beside him.

Hopping to our seats, we fastened our seat belts and the car rolled off towards the destination. I rested my head against the window and arranged by legs in a comfortable position. Ken snapped at me for keeping my legs down and not to ruin his car but if he decided to take me along, he has to tolerate little inconveniences. I smirked at him, he glared at me.

Ken turned on the radio and it appeared as if the people in the back needed a distraction in the quite which is why just the sound of a tune made them realize that they were off on a picnic and they should enjoy themselves rather than sitting as dead souls, making me shake my head at them. Took them long enough to come in terms.

Chase started with a few jokes which were so cringe worthy, I'd lost count of the times I pretended to fake laugh as to not hurt his sentiments and attempts.

My eyes met Ken's and there was clear irritation on his features, I panicked. I didn't want him to say anything that might hurt Chase. As much as I agree that he's annoying, he still is Casie's friend and it wouldn't be too nice of us to demean him, when its our job to entertain him or well kind of.

But then, I can't really blame Ken because every joke is getting top notch hideous.

"A neutron walks into a bar and asks 'how much for a drink?' The bartender says, 'for you? No charge'." Chase exclaimed and guffawed at it as though it was the funniest thing he has ever heard of.

I coughed out a laugh, a forced one, but he doesn't need to know that.

Matt had his ear plugs on but the nuisance sat next to him had him remove them and so after a few more of those jokes, he glared pulled them right off and getting frustrated, he asked Chase where did he hear those to which he proudly blamed the internet. Well...

"One day a Cop pulls a car over and when he walks up to the window he sees a penguin sitting in the passenger seat.'Is that your penguin?' the cop asks.'Yep,' the man says, 'it's my penguin'The cop turns to the man and says 'You need to take him to the zoo right now, you can't just have an animal in the car like this.'Okay' the man agrees, and drives off.

The next day the cop pulls over same the car and when he walks up to the window, he sees the same penguin wearing sunglasses.The cop says to the man "I thought I told you to take your penguin to the zoo.''I know' the man says, 'And he had a such great time! Today we're going to the beach!'"

At this, Ken shrilled in a high pitched girly voice, "Oh my Gosh! that was so lame. I need a wheelchair!"

A giggle escaped my mouth and Chase looked at us confused, Matt chortled and plugged his ear phones back. Ken huffed and addressed Chase from the rear mirror, "You didn't get it, did you?"