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I give a little grimace, “I don’t have a real answer to that one. We moved around a ton, multiple places a year.”
“Oh man, I’m sorry that must have been tough. For your parents job?” Nic asks.
I give a nod in the affirmative.
“What do they do?” Jay chimes in.
“I don’t know,” saying that out loud sounds weird and they’re all giving me odd looks but I just move on.
“What about you guys?”
They all look to Nic who answers, “well we all grew up together and we moved around some too. Not as much as you but our families are really close so we got to move together.
I’m jealous they had each other growing up. I was always so alone. But not anymore, at least for now I have them and Anna.
Twenty
Aly
Nic started a group chat with me and the boys after game night. They’re messaging in it all day long and I can hardly keep up. Sometimes they call me out for never responding but usually they just let it slide.
We’ve fallen into an easy friendship even after the events of game night. I think we all know we were drunk and messing around. Jeremy certainly isn’t going to be the one to bring it up so neither will I.
Having them as friends is pretty great. Jeremy isn’t friendly but he tolerates me in our class together. Math with all of them usually leads to studying in the library or the coffee shop together. I need to arrange for them to meet Anna and then my friendship circle will be complete.
My phone pings and it’s from Jay in the group chat with everyone.
Jay: We have a math test tomorrow. Who wants to have a study session at the library tonight?
Nic: good idea
Jax: sounds good, what time?
Jeremy: sure
Kiran: I really don’t
I guess this is one of those times I need to answer. Aren’t they always together? Do they keep this group chat going just for my benefit? Nah, they must be in their separate rooms or something.
Aly: Ya, that sounds good I could use some more study time for it.
Immediately, my phone pings with a response.
Kiran: okay I’m in.
Jay: meet there in an hour
I can feel the blush staining my cheeks. Thank goodness they aren’t here to see it. Did Kiran just agree to study because I said I would be there?
Anna catches me staring at my phone.
“Who are you messaging that has you blushing like that?!”
I purposely ignore here, putting my phone aside and going back to my computer. She doesn’t let up.
“It’s one of those boys you’re friends with, isn’t it!”
She’s not going to let this go.
