[Johan's POV]
"Nah. I'm meeting with someone," Russell refused, adjusting his white baseball cap as he fished his phone out of his pocket. With a final wave, he continued his way out of the carnival.
"Well, looks like he's not interested," Raymond said, giving a relieved sigh. He turned to Johan and jerked his head to the side. "Let's go?"
Johan let his gaze lingered for a moment at Russell's retreating back while talking to someone over the phone. He had an inkling that the older boy was trying to avoid Raymond, but then again, Russell had his own set of friends to hang out with.
Well, he had Raymond with him. That's all that mattered.
Johan pushed any dawdling thoughts away and faced his best friend with a smile. "Yeah. Let's go. What are we going to do?"
