Puppeteer

Chapter 24-Why the Enviro group?

"Why the Enviro group?" Ast whined for the millionth time. We were at Nina's house, after the whole revolutionary statement of joining Enviro.

In her rather big room, we were sitting on the black and white checkered bed, with 3 dorrito packets sprawled across it.

Her white wall was not visible due to all the scribbled data about Violet and mindmaps of different subjects.

And her desk was full of- "Evan! Thou shalt return to Earth!" Nina jokingly commanded, and Ast started howling with dorrito crumbs sputtering out of his pink mouth.

After flicking a look towards Nina, who was wiping her glasses, Ast hurriedly gathered all the crumbs and made them vanish into thin air (actually, within his palm).

Nina, who probably knew what was going on, just pretended like she didn't see anything.

"Imagine if Angela saw that." She remarked after few seconds.

"Who?" "What?" Ast and I both exclaimed at the same time. "You spitting the crumbs on the bed" "Angela is that girl in Violet's friends group-with that frizzy red hair and high voice." We just answered each other.

"Angela also has a crush on Ast." Nina stated, as if this was news. "Well, I didn't know her name" I defended myself.

"Anyway, why are we joining the Enviro group?" Ast repeated, bringing the conversation back on track.

"See that?" Nina pointed at the A3 paper on her wall which said "V. Kang's interests" on it.

"Yeah" "So what?" We, like the obedient disciples, replied to her with the care of the world.

"So I discovered she had quite an interest in crafts, which I entrust to you, Evan," "Waa-" "And the second biggest interest of hers in the environment. But it seems like she didn't join because none of her 'friends' wanted to."

"Oh. Okay. Do we only need to sign up?" "A sensible question for once, Roadage." "My pleasure, Hwang." "So yes, for now."

"For now?!" Ast mimicked his face into a scream, and then buried his face into his hands. I ruffled his hair, making him hiss.

 "Little Astley-chan, I'm sure we'll be fine." "Oh darling, sure not." He mock fainted, then sharply said "Don't touch my hair. And DON'T call me Little!" "But you're shorter-"

"Ahem!" Nina stopped us from going further.

"So that concludes the meeting today, gentlemen!"

"Thank you Madame Hwang!" We both shouted, then retreated out of her room. "Evan, don't forget that you have a maths test on Monday!" "Yes ma'am!" "Ast! We have a chem test on Tuesday!" "Yes sir!" He shouted back, and ran away.

Nina pretended to run after him, but we all knew she wouldn't be able to catch up to him. Although Nina was pretty fast, Ast was short and speedy. (I'd like to say Ast was as fast as he was short)

Without Nina, I swear I would've failed school by now.