At first, Mai didn't know how to feel about Simon suddenly barging over and asking to join their table. However, there was one thing she was extremely thankful for, Simon had broken the awkward vibe that was very apparent just moments ago.
It quickly became obvious that these were two groups of people that didn't usually mingle, Shirley really only talked to Vicky and not her two friends. Between them there was an uncomfortable silence, which allowed for everyone to hear the conversation that Vicky and Chris were having.
"Chris, your body is in really good shape." Vicky said, stroking the side of his arm. "Have you been working out?"
Hearing this made the other girls around the table want to curl up into a ball and just disappear.
'Could she really not think of anything better to say than that cheeseball line from one of those movies?' Mai thought. If this continued she worried that she might die from second hand embarrassment.
