Find me.

He hands her a straw after they placed their order. They take in seats close to the counter. He looks her in the eye, "My name is Brian, by the way." She smiles, "I'm Efra." He softly clears his throat, "That's a quite a unique name. Don't think I've ever heard it before." She looks down nervously, "Me and my friends are playing this mystery game and my task is to figure out what happened in the internet cafe." He nods slowly, "Sounds exciting. So, you're playing mini detectives?" She smiles uncomfortably, "Something like that." He fidgets a bit with his feet, "So, Uh. How old are you?" She tucks her hair behind her hair, "15." He looks at the milkshake and soda heading to their table. The server puts them down and some serviettes too then leaves.

He takes the soda and opens it, takes a sip then looks deep into her eyes then away.

He sighs then talks in a calm tone, "Kyle is actually from one of the neighbouring schools. He used to game in these parts a lot, because there are less gang related incidents." She drinks from the milkshake. He takes another sip, "He was raging that day, because he'd found a sex video of his mother on the internet. After the bullying he threw himself off the highest building he had access to. The owner was a friend of his mother and so the topic was hush-hush in the cafe." He sighs, "He was really messed up, but the good kind. I kind of miss him during tournaments."

She touches his hand softly then stops, "I'm sorry for having you do this for such a petty reason." He looks at her hand then smiles warmly, "I'm not really as sad as I'm bummed out." She sips on her milkshake then stops, looks at him then takes out her phone and type in what he said and sent it to the group chat.

He looks out the window, "Do you have a boyfriend?" She circles the straw in the glass, "Yes." He smirks, "I bet his name is Brian." She giggles, "Oh, really?" He takes a sip of his soda, "Wait, so you already have another boyfriend who's going to come beat me up for inviting you for a drink?" She pouts, "This must be the easiest girlfriend proposal ever." He makes a silly shocked face, "Are you saying I'm not original enough?" he then laughs and she does too.

Her phone vibrates, but she ignores it because she knows who it's from. She takes the last sip then wipes her mouth, "So, how old are you? Boyfriend."

He playfully counts on his fingers, "1, 2, 3, 4, I'm 17."

She moves the glass to the side and looks into his eyes, "So, where do you live?" He leans in, "I live in 77 Kitsch, Kirsten Estate. The room number 04."

He touches her hands, holds them in his and gently smells it, "Hmm. Smells like cafe tables and paper straws." He teases. She pulls her hands back shyly, he giggles playfully, "I'm just playing with you."

The phone vibrates again and she checks.

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_The Girls_

Hannah: hey guys, do any of you have a red skirt I can borrow?

Luna: Efra has one. She got it from her mom sometime during a holiday. She doesn't even like it.

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