My third time hanging with B and her friends.
It was given that the girls would abort me at some point, before that was snacking, all on me.
As we sat in cafeteria listening to them chit chat, I saw a familiar face not so far away from us. To be frank, I had seen Amelia the first time I came in. All I had to do is look.
B caught me staring, I apologized, she let it go saying, "I know it will take time to sink in you that we will never be anything, but, why don't you try your luck with miss independent ahead. I would like to see her say something"
" What do you mean? I have heard her talk before, to some guys"
" I didn't expect for her to be mute, but there must have been a very important reason for that. Try your luck, if she says a single word to you I owe you one. You can cash out as whatever, go on",B sold me to the beautiful angel. No way she was a devil.
Although hard to admit, a part of me knew she would turn me down. With Liz off me, Chloe at a safe distance _ avoiding her_, and now B friending me it was clear my life was not the greatest. Better that than anything else.
I stared at Amelia as she studied taking breaks to avoid being labeled a perv, she hardly took her eyes off the book. I wondered if she was ever going to sip on her drink or anything impulsive to give me an edge.
Maintaining high stake relationship isn't easy, if all I have to do is get my angel to say one intoxicating word to me , then I had to try. That can change everything with me and B right now, she can see me as a equal partner worth more than being a fifth wheel they never seemed to have use for.
At a very slight angle, Amelia moved her eyes from the book but didn't look at me. I looked away instantly before resuming my stare.
After some time, she stared right back at me showing that face I would die for to me. Of course, I was not meant to see her, I looked away shyly. B tapped my thigh under the table making me almost jump, " she looked", she whispered.
I knew, that's the whole point of me hiding my face from her.
"What's the next move?", One of the three girls joked making the rest giggle.
I had no next move, the first one was nothing but pure luck. Maybe if I looked at her again I could get the rare chance to stare at her face again. Maybe she was thinking about how bad I was and having regrets for saving my life from the bullies the other day.
When she caught me in action the next time, she gestured for me to go over with two light sways of the book she had been reading. I couldn't believe it was happening, that would have been the best time for B to give that pep talk assuring me that everything was okay. Instead, I found myself tied to the seat by my own insecurities. That I was a joke compared to her.
That didn't stop my stubborn legs from unsteadily walking to her table. I caught her reading, on seeing me, she closed the book then gestured for me to seat on her opposite side with my back facing B.
With eyes everywhere, I found myself almost fall as I made way. Luckily, I managed to get my ass down with eyes too hard to tame that I let them wander.
Amelia stared at me for a bit before asking, " do I know you?"
Inside I thought, we met at the bridge where you saved me your royal , but shook my head. I better had let go of the net than humiliating myself in front of her, with sweat already forming and legs shaking under the table.
"Why are you staring weirdly? Are you a serial killer? A pervert? .. Uh", she asked so calmly that I almost couldn't tell if she was dead serious or joking. I am a pervert but I shook my head as if afraid to admit my true self. Everybody does, why not me?
"Are they your friends?", She asked easiest question to answer. I nodded.
"I've talked to you, you can now go take your reward, whatever that is", she finalized. Did she overhear us? But, she didn't seem to have noticed me until recently? I was fucked once more.
"I'm sorry, I thought..."
"You can go now, please."Amelia stressed resuming to her reading.
"Thanks a.. and so... sorry"I managed before running back to my seat.
"You owe me big time", I said to B as she went on interrogating me for everything I had and hadn't said while my little heart felt bad for disappointing Amelia.