There was a wide but forced smile on Elliot's face. He still wasn't confident enough to talk to a woman like Alice. His voice would often break and would sometimes end up sounding like he was croaking.
"What's up?" Elliot asked, grinning with his teeth as much as he could.
"Not much," Alice replied, twisting her hair with her fingers, a subtle pink blush tinted her cheeks lightly. "How about you?"
Elliot nodded multiple times, earning a jaw drop from Connor.
"He's gonna embarrass himself is he?" Connor asked Kian, facepalming as he saw his friend's impending doom.
"Yep," Kian whispered, sighing in despair. "It could get worse though."
"Oh, I'm actually here to b-borrow something from Isabelle, but I'll go home now," Elliot said as he scratched the back of his head.
When the silence replaced the voices of their conversations, Connor had to step in. He needed to get his friend out from this embarrassment.
