Adrien drove us to McDonald's, me in the front passenger seat and Nia in the back, it was a quiet car ride. We went through the drive thru and got our food.
"Oh hell." Adrien groaned and held his gut with his arm after taking a few bites into his burger.
"You good man?" I've seen that look before, usually Taco Bell hits me the same way.
"Gimme a min y'all, I need to blow up a bathroom real quick." He parked the car and dashed back into the greasy restaurant leaving me alone with Nia.
Why was that so nerve-wracking?
The silence was overwhelming as we sat not even three feet from each other. I pulled out my phone and aimlessly scrolled through meaningless social media of fake friends and distant family until finally I heard her:
"Nue." Her voice was like heaven to my ears.
"Yeah?" That's all I could say? Smooth idiot, very smooth. Golden opportunity here and you respond in one word answers.
