After Aven left, Chaz's friends, Frank and Neil, came near him. "Where does he go? He looks hurried?" asked Neil, curious. Chaz just looked at him and frowned, "Aren't you already left?"
Neil, shocked, "Are you blind and deaf? I literally shout my heart out, giving support from the bench, and you literally gave me a sharp eye, asking me to shut up. And here you are asking if I left already? What kind of friend are you, not attentive at all..." Chaz was too lazy to hear, so he just pushed Neil's mouth away from him and left the field.
Frank follows along with Chaz. Neil cannot believe his friend just left him alone there, "Hey, why the hell did you guys leave me alone? Wait!" Neil caught up with them and asked, "Where are you guys going to eat?"
"How do you know we're going to eat?" asked Frank. "Well, if not, you will already have left to go study, " answered Neil. Chaz is annoyed and just gets in the car. Frank and Neil did the same.
A while later, they arrived at their usual restaurant. They even sit at their usual place. After ordering the food, Neil, the busybody, kept asking about Aven. "So, why did he leave early? If he did not leave, do you want to ask him to eat together? You must be sad, right?" nonstop question from Neil.
Frank, feeling annoyed by the nonstop talking, and he literally took his hand and pressed Neil's lips shut. "Just be quiet! Do you think Chaz will answer your question?" said Frank. Neil tried to push his hand away, and he also knew Chaz would not answer it.
Chaz, on the side, clearly looks disappointed. He did think about bringing Aven here to eat together, but the fact that he needed to leave made him stunned. He does have an answer to Neil's questions, but he is the type to not tell his friend what happened to him. Of course, there is a time he will tell, but that only after Neill provoked him.
However, in this courting case, Chaz feels the need not to tell them, given that the last time he asked for help, none of them, except Frank, gave him a good idea of what to do. Aven is just so precious to him, as he has never fallen for anyone before, so he feels the need to be careful and not to hurry the process.
Neil's mouth was still being pinched by Frank and still struggling to let it go. Only after the food arrived, Frank let go. Neil gasped as his lips felt the sting from the pinch. "Fuck, it's hurt," said Neil. Frank smirked, satisfied with his own action. They start eating after that.
'Buzz,' Chaz got a message. It's Archie, his roommate.
Where are you?
+Restaurant
The chicken or the traditional one?
+Traditional
Buy me food then. The usual.
I will pay later.
Chaz called the waiter and placed the order. It is the shrimp fried rice with a fried egg. These scenes are so common that Neil and Frank already guess who it's for. "How the hell did your roommate know you at the restaurant? Every time we go to eat, he will place an order for takeout. Does he have a psychic power that can tell where you are?" asked Neil.
That question does stun Chaz a bit. It's true how the hell this guy knows he's outside. Well, he does ask first about his whereabouts, but still, it seems like he knows that Chaz is out dining somewhere. His chats are only if he wants to order takeout, and when Chaz does not wake him up. He never questioned that, as it had already been going on for two to three years.
"You're stunned, that means you also feel it weird, right?" said Neil. Chaz ignore do not want to admit it. If Neil does not question it, he also will never realize it. Well, at the end of the day, that's the least they can do; even in their room, they rarely have a conversation.
...
'Buzz," Chaz got a LINE message. This time, it's not Archie, his roommate, but Aven. He is in the room; it will be weird if Archie, who is on his bed watching anime, suddenly chats with him. Chaz feels a little bit excited when he sees the name on his screen.
Hello, senior. I just wanted to know if by any chance you're free after the class tomorrow?
If you are, how about we discuss the assignment?
+ Yes, I am free.
Okay, then. Let's decide on the place tomorrow. I am sorry to disturb you.
+ Nothing matters. Yes, let's meet tomorrow.
Bye senior. Good night
+ You too.
Chaz is feeling so happy as if he had won a lottery. He is just thinking about how he gonna make a move on Aven. Opportunity comes by itself. This is the first time he feels this excitement that comes from someone's messages. The first love feeling is blooming in his heart. The beating of his heart can be heard without even touching his chest. That's how excited and happy he is. This new feeling he got just makes him curious about what will come after he successfully courts Aven.
Archie, on the other hand, can actually see his roommate smiling nonstop. It's the first time in two years living together, Chaz, that excited. Chaz does not really do much. He was just standing by his bedside with a towel wrapped around his waist, covering his lower body. He smiled at his phone without blinking his eyes. Even his ears were visibly red.
Archie looked at him and asked, "What are you doing, smiling like a pervert. Are you watching porn?"
Chaz side-eyed Archie, disturbing his own happiness. He really spoiled his mood. Chaz ignores him and goes toward his wardrobe, putting on clothes.
Archie then continued watching the Anime. Archie is kinda curious about what makes Chaz smile like a monkey. However, he didn't dare to pry into Chaz's matter since they are not even close to begin with.