Alisha grinned, though unsure. He did his little hair thing, which she had noticed was a trait of his that signalled something. She just didn't have enough time with him to figure out what.
She felt awful if she was making him uncomfortable. Perhaps going out wasn't the best idea ...
"If not, we could do it some other time. Maybe invite the rest of the gang. Except Nathan," she said. Her dislike for Nathan was only something she ever voiced; she liked him, when he was silent and not annoying Simon. She looked down at their feet. "Just that we don't really hang out, yeah? We're friends. Friends do that sort of stuff." She knew that they weren't really friends. Not the active kind that lived in apartment buildings and bought a duck to share between them. But she wanted to be. That had to count for something. She just didn't know how to be.
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She felt awful if she was making him uncomfortable. Perhaps going out wasn't the best idea ...
"If not, we could do it some other time. Maybe invite the rest of the gang. Except Nathan," she said. Her dislike for Nathan was only something she ever voiced; she liked him, when he was silent and not annoying Simon. She looked down at their feet. "Just that we don't really hang out, yeah? We're friends. Friends do that sort of stuff." She knew that they weren't really friends. Not the active kind that lived in apartment buildings and bought a duck to share between them. But she wanted to be. That had to count for something. She just didn't know how to be.