19 To New Friends

Everything went well, despite Mira's awkwardness while talking to Luigi. What she didn't expect though is that he agreed without thinking, not even bothering to say no to look humble. All words of persuasion Mira thought of flew outside the window and became useless.

"So? What are YOU doing here?" Jamie asked, irritated.

Kang Jun blinked innocently. "Im here for the barbeque of course."

How did it come to this? Mira stared at the people who came with her. She was only supposed to treat Luigi, but right now, she was surrounded by a bunch of people she did not invite.

Aside from Jamie, there's Kang Jun. She didn't know how it happened but Sophie and Justin also came. But most surprising of all.. is that Eugine came too. Mira's heart was sent into a constant state of restlessness because of his presence.

She tried to calm her heart by distracting herself then pulled Jamie on the side.

"What is Eugine doing here?" She whispered restlessly.

Jamie looked away. "Kang Jun invited him. I wasn't able to stop him. Anyway dont mind him. Just care about Luigi." Jamie said, grinning.

Jamie looked back and shouted. "Hey you uninvited people, I'll treat you today!"

Sophie beamed while Justin looks indifferent. Eugine nodded while looking even more indifferent than Jimin.

"Woah! You better not take that back!" Kang Jun said.

Mira looked at them blankly one more time. How did it come to this again?

Two streets from ISOA, there is a street full of vendors selling all kinds of stuffs varying from cheap to fancy. There are also a lot of stands selling different kinds of foods, be it streetfoods from different countries or proper meals consisting of rice with side dishes.

"Where do you want to go?" Mira asked Luigi.

Luigi looked at her before smiling. "You choose, you will be the one treating me after all."

Luigi was also very good looking. When he smiles, you get the feeling that everything will be alright. To Mira, it was not the kind of smile that could daze people, it was the kind of smile that could calm and reassure you.

She shook her head. "That wont do. What if you dont like what I choose? It would be better if you choose."

Luigi looked thoughtful. "Is that okay?" He asked the rest of them.

Kang Jun waved his hand while grinning. "Thats fine, you choose Luigi. Just dont choose somewhere that has a terrible food. We have to eat a lot because this is the first time that Jamie will treat us."

"..." Jamie looked at Kang Jun's arm that is draped on her shoulders. Without saying anything, she elbowed him hard.

"Aarrgghh!"

Jamie smiled at them. "That's fine. Right?"

"Of course." Sophie answered.

"Yeah." Justin followed.

Eugine just nodded.

Luigi grinned. "Great. I know a great place."

They arrived at a small restaurant at the end of the street. The place is filled with the smell of meat being cooked.

Eugine's stomach growled. He wasn't able to eat well on lunch break because some girls kept on bothering him. He looked around and thats when he noticed that Mira is looking at him. He met her stare but Mira immediately looked away. He raised his eyebrow. That's when his stomach growled again.

This time, it was Jamie and Justin who looked at him. He looked away, pretending that it wasn't him.

"Well, someone is hungry." Sophie commented.

When they went in, they saw that the place is packed with people eating, save for a few tables, most of the tables are occupied. They found a table big enough to accomodate all of them.

Kang Jun rubbed his palms before sprouting a string of orders after looking at the menu.

Jamie rolled her eyes. "You guys order what you want. You too, Eugine."

"I wont be shy then."

The restaurant they went to is the type where you cook your own meat. While waiting for the meat to cook, they talked. For some reason, Eugine was sitting in front of Mira, while Luigi sat beside her. This way, Mira can't look up without seeing Eugine's face.

"So, for this year, only the two of you are the transferee. What made you transfer here?" Kang Jun asked while looking at Jamie and Eugine.

"Nothing interesting really. I told my family that I want to study here and they agreed." Jamie said while chewing.

Sophie put some meat on Justin's plate before asking. "So that means that you live alone right now?"

Jamie nodded.

Mira was surprised. She always wondered how Jamie can just do everything she wanted, turns out that there is no adult supervising her.

"They let you go just like that?" Seojun asked.

"Well, they trust me. Why? Dont ask me." Jamie grinned. She looked at Eugine. "What about you? What's your story?"

Eugine found that everyone was looking at him again. He swallowed his food before answering. "We move our company's headquarters."

They waited for more explanation but Eugine already went back to eating.

".... That's it?" Everyone.

"Waah. Kang Jun, you better hold on to your title as the School's Prince, it seems that you will have a rival soon. Girls looovee that silent and icy demeanor on guys."

"Heh. You're welcome to challenge me anytime." Kang Jun grinned.

"Enough of that." Sophie refilled everyone's glass of iced tea. She raised her glass, "To new friends!"

Luigi looked at her, amused before lifting his own glass. "To new friends."

Seeing this, everyone followed and raised their glass too.

"Cheers!"

"It would be better if this is alcohol." Mira heard Justin say.

"Shut up, we're still highschool students. We cant drink.. Just eat, here..."

Mira looked at the scene in front of her, her heart slowly warming up. Isn't this the friends that she dreamed of in her past life? What she should have experienced, had she made the right choices? She imprinted this scene in her mind.

"You okay?" Luigi asked her.

Mira looked away on the scene to look at Luigi. She nodded, smiling.

"That's great. You should eat more by the way." He said while putting some food in her plate.

Mira blushed, she've never been treated by a guy like this before. The feeling is new.

Eugine who was sitting in front of her, saw this. For some reason, his heart became restless and heavy. He looked away.

What's wrong with him?

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