Lose

Dwayne gave Raven a confused look. Raven stared back with an icy glare, making Dwayne flinch. He immediately looked away and murmured,

"Uhm, that white cat is not mine. That… That cat came to me at my previous part-time job. Every early morning after my shift, it would wait for me by my bike. It was so cute and adorable that I would stash cat treats from the store to give it. However, it never ate them. I was really sad because last week the convenience store where I worked part-time closed. I thought I would never see the cat again, but that wasn't the case."

Dwayne glanced at Raven, who was still looking at him with icy indifference. Nervously, Dwayne just opened his mouth, and words spilled out. It was a habit he had developed over the years—whenever he was nervous, he just babbled on. Other boys his age found it annoying, but girls liked it and would even pinch his cheek whenever he shied away and mumbled.