We first met when we were three...at a friend's birthday party.
"Hello, I'm Avan!"
"H-Hi, I'm Sera."
I was an extremely shy girl then, a complete contrast from how I am now. Avan, on the other hand, has always been outgoing and goofy so at least that hasn't changed...
"So, are you friends with Josh?", Avan asked, his green eyes sparkling with excitement, "He's my best friend..."
"Yeah, I think so," I replied, "Our parents are friends..."
Josh Carot was our mutual friend, who's now gone, studying abroad. That was three years ago, so before, our friend group used to be a trio. Man, the things we did, I sure do miss him...
"Hey, come guys, the food's ready," Josh called out, clapping intermittently.
From the dining room, the aroma of the various delicacies spread out on the table came oozing out. Both our noses tingled, Avan and I stood up and trotted to where the food waited. At the very center of the table, is an enormous cream cake, surrounded by various sorts of foods, such as fried chicken, pasta and many more I couldn't decipher lured us a welcome.
"Wow!", Avan gasped, "This looks so good!"
"Oh, I'm glad you like it," Mrs. Carot , who was waiting for us, smiled, "Now have your seats guys, let's dig in!"
We plopped into our seats with the assistance of Mrs. Carot and got ready to devour whatever's in front of us.
Ding Dong! Ding Dong!
The doorbell rang...
"Oh, I guess they're here!", Mrs. Carot whispered, getting up from her seat, "I'll go get it, you guys wait for a while...I'll be right back."
Avan and Josh pouted.
"Man! That's torture!" Both exclaimed as if they read each other's mind, looking up from and down to their empty unserved plates.
The door clucked open.
"Hello, Mrs. Carot" a sound of a girl my age resonated into the dining room.
"Oh, hello, Chloe!", Mrs. Carot greeted, "Hello, Mrs. Lawson. Come on in guys."
"Who's Chloe?", I asked.
"Yeah...who is that?", Avan agreed.
"I don't know too," Josh replied, satisfactorily.
"It's okay, I'll just leave Chloe here..."
"Oh, sure, sure. Come in Chloe! The others are waiting! Goodbye, Mrs. Lawson."
"Goodbye!"
The door closed and coming into the dining room, lead by Mrs. Carot, is a girl my age.
Blonde hair, blue eyes, a slim delicate face, quite unfit for her age. She was beautiful, rather than the cuteness you would normally expect from a child.
"Hello, I'm Chloe. Nice to meet you guys!", Chloe waved the arm she had hid behind her. From the tone of her voice, she seemed to be the enthusiastic and outgoing type, which mirrored Avan's personality.
"Hey, I'm Avan!"
"Josh," Josh stated, pointing at himself.
"I-I'm Sera," I joined.
"Nice to meet you guys!"
Mrs. Carot smiled gently from the sidelines. "Okay, I'll help you get on your seat Chloe."
"Thank you, Mrs. Carot!"
"You're welcome, my darling... Now shall we start eating?"
"Yes!" The boys were unhesitant with their expression of hunger.
Mrs. Carot chuckled and started to serve food into our plates.
....
The meal was great...
And from then we became great friends...four of us...
But now, for me, our friend group's a trio...
Three...not four...not Chloe...