Lunch Together.

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Latrice Evans

"What were you doing?" Orisis asked me.

"Drinking tea with the Emperor." I responded.

"Oh, Are you going to stay?" he asked me.

"No, I came because I'm leaving with you now, plus I promised." I informed him.

"Oh, Yeah." he responded awkwardly as he rubbed his neck.

"What's wrong with you?" I asked him.

"Nothing, Are you hungry? I am hungry." he spoke.

"Then we will have to eat." I responded.

"Though I'm not really hungry," I added.

"Let's go to a restaurant near the palace." he blurted out as his cheeks reddened.

"Okay." I said as I walked behind him.

'He could not possibly like me. Right?' I asked myself as I walked next to him.

'He is probably shy because I asked to be friends.' I reasoned with myself as I nodded my head.

'Yes, that is the only possible outcome' I assured myself.