[Birthday] [I'm not Invited]

[Zoe's POV]

[Birthday]

The 'hang out sometime' never happened as Lawrence was always with his family, so we contented with messaging with each other until they got back to their country.

It was a week since, and I felt that there was something between us. A romantic something, but neither one of us wanted to acknowledge it.

Leanna was also back in school. I was glad to see her again, but I was, I don't know –– ashamed?

Embarrassed.

Unable to meet her until they cornered and forced me to sit with them at a restaurant near our university to talk about Lawrence and me.

I told them nothing was going on between us. That we were just friends (as of now).

"Zoe. You know Lawrence is just a twelve about to be a thirteen-year-old kid, right? Even though he's mature for his age, it still didn't change the fact that he's still –– a kid. Do you know what that means?"