Lila was also blankly staring at him with mixed expressions on her face.
There was silence. I wanted to break that silence.
"Hello, Ashley!!" [Tiara]
They both finally snapped out of it and stopped staring at each other.
Ashley entered the lift and stood beside Lila.
" Hello, Tiara! How have you been?" [Ashley]
"You know me. I am as good as always" [Tiara]
I smiled at him. He smiled back at me.
He looked at Lila.
"It's been a long time, hasn't it? Lila!" [Ashley]
Lila slightly nodded on agreement with a stammering voice.
"Ye-yeah, I-it's been a long time Ashley... ha-ha".[Lila]
Her face was flustered and she didn't meet his eyes.
There was an awkward silence.
And yes. This was exactly what I wanted to inform her.
I don't get it. This is so confusing.
I was still hesitating to speak to her regarding her behaviour towards Ashley.
She never stammers her words when she speaks to Larry. I know that she says that she likes Larry.
But what I had been witnessing was something different than what she says. Well, since everyone likes Larry, she casually revealed it to me.
This was not the first time either. She had been acting strangely around him for a while now. I wonder if she is just afraid of Ashley or nervous around him. She was not always like this around him.
Something must have happened between these two. They have been acting mysterious since the Interschool fall festival. I feel that she has not sorted out her feelings properly.
However, I think it would be better for me to leave things as they are. I hope they sort it out themselves. I don't want to involve myself unless she is ready to speak to me about this. Well, I guess she will tell me when she is ready.
On the other hand, Ashley is a gentle and calm person.
I always felt that we were similar to each other in a few ways. Nobody can guess what he is thinking at all.
He is also quite mysterious. He is not very talkative. He lives on the same floor as me.
Yes, we are neighbours. He studied in the same school as me but in a different class.
He is a business major and I am a science major. Lila is an art major.
Ashley is Larry's distant cousin.
Ashley lives with his dad. His dad is a famous lawyer and very busy.
Ashley is also a person who knows one of my secrets.
We are good friends. Since we live in the same neighbourhood, we accompany each other to supermarkets to buy groceries.
He is also good at cooking. I invite him for dinner sometimes. He told me that his dad comes home late at night. I had never seen his dad even once.
So, when we visit each other if feel lonely or speak to each other if we want to share something.
We cook with each other and prepare a variety of dishes and also invite the rest of our friends in the group. Lila comes often for dinner since her house is really close to mine. And for some reason, her parents trust me a lot.