Good friends

Ryan had been having meals with Alice for quite some time now. He vaguely remembered how, in the beginning, they used to sit on opposite sides of the table, with a long distance between them.

Back then, Alice was still quite cold, and their conversations were minimal. During meals, Ryan was basically not allowed to speak at all.

At the time, Ryan didn't really understand why Alice had brought him there in the first place—just to have him sit by her side without doing anything.

It wasn't until the first incident, the first time he listened to the girl's tearful confessions, that he began to truly understand what was going on.

After that, their relationship gradually improved. The distance between them at the table shrank, and recently, sitting next to Alice during meals had become a non-negotiable requirement.

Alice's demands were growing, but so far, Ryan could still meet them, though he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off.