Pre-barbecue

"That is not how to set it up?" Ravi said.

"It is how it is in the manual." Sage said, looking at the manual. He had rushed over to help him install the gas grill in the backyard. The ice cream was just three dollars, did it really warrant this kind of attentiveness?

"Just let him do it." Malik said relaxing on his chair. When he had come over, a frown graced Ravi's face almost immediately.

He had a plan. Arlen, Asher, and Him having a nice barbecue. As for these two people he had no intention of inviting them.

I have no chairs for visitors had been his first excuse but Malik had come carrying one chair. And as for Sage, seeing Asher next to him, helping him grab this and that, he sighed.

Just fine.

"You would leave after the meal." He said, sitting down next to Malik.