22.2 Sharing

Yomo cleared his throat and took a sip of water. He felt bad. Apologizing might bring them back to the subject they were trying to avoid at all costs, so he chose to change the subject rather than risk pissing off Nils for good.

"And you Jin! You didn't tell us either! Who's that beautiful redhead we saw at the festival?" he asked in a slightly too cheerful tone.

"Ah..." the latter sighed.

Nils turned to him with a scrutinizing look. He too wanted to know! Yomo was reassured to see his friend react like that. He had managed to break the tension that had built up earlier and to put a smile back on the usually cheerful brunette's face.

"Don't run away! Just because we forgot you for a while doesn't mean you're exempt from interrogation!"

Jin sighed as he ran his hand through his hair. The swimmer was obviously prepared for this as he didn't resist for long.

"Nuchi's a friend I met this summer with her boyfriend," he said without much enthusiasm.