ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛᴏʀ's ᴘᴏᴠ

"ᴛʜᴇʏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘɪʟʏ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ"

ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛᴏʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴛʀᴇssᴇs ʙᴏᴡ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴜᴅɪᴇɴᴄᴇs. ᴀᴜᴅɪᴇɴᴄᴇs ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀ ʟᴏᴜᴅ ᴏғ ᴀᴘᴘʟᴀᴜsᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴡᴇsᴏᴍᴇ ᴘᴇʀғᴏʀᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ sʜᴏᴡɴ. ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀɢᴇ. ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀᴄᴛᴏʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴛʀᴇssᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴜsʏ ғɪxɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴛ's ᴀ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ᴅᴀʏ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ. ɴᴏᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ sᴜɴɴʏ, ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴏᴡ sʜᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜᴛ sᴏᴍᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴅʀᴇss ᴛᴏ ᴛ-sʜɪʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴏʀᴛs. ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴇs sʜᴇ's ᴀ ᴛʜᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀᴄᴛʀᴇss. sʜᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴀ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴍᴀsᴋ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ sᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴀs ᴀ ɢɪʀʟs ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ. ɪᴛ's ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜɪs ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴛɪɴᴇs ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴅᴀʏ. sʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴅᴀᴛᴇs ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ. ʜᴇʀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs? ᴛʜᴇʏ'ʀᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴅᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ. ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴀᴇʏᴇᴏɴ ɪs ᴡɪᴛʜ  ʙᴀᴇᴋʜʏᴜɴ, sᴇᴏʜʏᴜɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴀɴʏᴇᴏʟ, ᴛɪғғᴀɴʏ ᴀɴᴅ sᴜʜᴏ, sᴏᴏʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀᴏ, ᴊᴇssɪᴄᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋʀɪs, ʜʏᴏʏᴇᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴀʏ, ʏᴜʀɪ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴀɪ, ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴏɴᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴜʜᴀɴ. sʜᴇ's ᴀʟʟ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴛɪɴᴇs ᴅᴀʏ. 

ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴀʏ ɪs ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ. sʜᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴀʀᴇsᴛ ᴄᴏғғᴇᴇ sʜᴏᴘ (ɪᴛ's ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ᴄᴏғғᴇᴇ sʜᴏᴘ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ sʜᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ɢᴏ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴅᴀʏ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅᴏʀᴍ sᴏ ғᴀʀ) sʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ sᴍᴇʟʟ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴘᴜᴄᴄɪɴᴏ sʜᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴅʀɪɴᴋ. sʜᴇ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇs sᴏ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ  ʀɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴏᴡ. 

"ᴀ ʙᴜɴᴄʜ ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇs ᴜʜ?" sʜᴇ  ᴀsᴋ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ʙɪᴛᴛᴇʀʟʏ

ᴛʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ sᴘᴏᴛ sᴛɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏᴄᴄᴜᴘɪᴇᴅ sᴏ sʜᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ, sᴇᴀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴀʙ ʜᴇʀ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ.  
 
ᴋᴀᴋᴀᴏᴛᴀʟᴋ
sᴜɴʙᴜɴ: ɢᴏᴏᴅ ʟᴜᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴀᴛᴇs ᴍʏ ʟᴀᴅɪᴇs. ɪ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ sᴛɪʟʟ sᴇᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ sᴍɪʟᴇs ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏʀ ᴇʟsᴇ ɪ'ʟʟ ᴄᴜᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴅs ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴏʏғʀɪᴇɴᴅs. ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʟᴏᴛs. 

sᴇɴᴅ.. 

"ʜɪ.  ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ?"

sᴜɴɴʏ ᴘᴏᴠ

ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡᴀs sʜᴏᴄᴋ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪ sᴀᴡ ᴍʏ ʟᴀʙᴇʟᴍᴀᴛᴇ, xɪᴜᴍɪɴ. ʜᴇ's ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏ ʙᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀᴍᴇᴅ ᴇxᴏ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ's ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀᴇ?

"ᴏʜ ʜɪ. ɴᴏ ɪ'ᴍ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ" ɪ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sᴍɪʟᴇ

"ᴄᴀɴ ɪ sᴇᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ?" ʜᴇ ᴀsᴋ ᴍᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ

"ʏᴇs, ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ" ɪ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ. 

ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍʏ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ ᴠɪʙʀᴀᴛᴇ. ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴛ ᴍʏ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs ʀᴇᴘʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇ.  ɪ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ɪᴛ. sᴍɪʟᴇ ᴇsᴄᴀᴘᴇ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ʟɪᴘs ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇs. 

ᴋᴀᴋᴀᴏ
ᴛᴀᴇɴɢᴏᴏ: ʏᴀʜ! ʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ. 
sʜɪᴋsʜɪɴ: ʙɪᴛᴛᴇʀ. 
ᴇʏᴇsᴍɪʟᴇǫ: ʏᴇs sɪʀ 😊
ᴜɴɪᴄᴏʀɴ: ᴡʜʏ ʏᴏᴜ sᴏ ʙɪᴛᴛᴇʀ?
ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛʏ: ❤
ʙᴘ: 😛
ᴇʟsᴀ: sᴜɴɴʏ. ɪᴛ's ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀ ᴅᴀᴛᴇ. 
ʙᴀʙʏsᴇᴏ: ᴏᴋ. ᴜɴɴɪᴇ. ɪ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ғɪɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ. ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʟᴏᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴛɪɴᴇs ᴅᴀʏ. 😘

ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴘʟʏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛʀᴇss ᴄᴀᴍᴇ. 

"ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴɪɴɢ sɪʀ ᴍᴀᴀᴍ. ᴄᴀɴ ɪ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ" ᴛʜᴇɴ xɪᴜᴍɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴜᴘ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛʀᴇss ʟᴏᴏᴋ sʜᴏᴄᴋ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ's ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴏɴ?

"ᴏʜ ᴍʏ ɢᴏsʜ. ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ xɪᴜᴍɪɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴇxᴏ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ.... " sʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛᴇ ᴍᴇ. ᴏʜ ɴᴏ. 

"ᴏᴍᴏɴᴀ. sᴜɴɴʏ!! ᴏғ ɢɪʀʟs ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ" sʜᴇ ᴡʜɪsᴘᴇʀ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴡᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ɪᴛ. xɪᴜᴍɪɴ sᴍɪʟᴇ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ǫᴜɪᴛᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇs sᴏ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ.  

"ɪ'ᴍ ᴀ ʙɪɢ ғᴀɴ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ" sʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴜs, sᴍɪʟɪɴɢ. "ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴅᴀᴛɪɴɢ? ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴏ ʜᴇʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇs. ɪᴛ's ᴀ ʟɪᴍɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴏ sᴏ ɢʀᴀʙ ɪᴛ ɴᴏᴡ" sʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ. ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ? 

"ɴᴏ ----"

"ʏᴇs ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ. ᴄᴀɴ ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴏ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ" ʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ʜɪᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡʜᴀᴛ-ᴀʀᴇ-ʏᴏᴜ-ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴏᴋ. ʜᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ sᴍɪʟᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ. ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛʀᴇss ɢᴏ ʜᴀᴘᴘɪʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀ. ᴛʜɪs ɢᴜʏ ɪs sᴏ ᴜɴᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛᴀʙʟᴇ 

"ʏᴀʜ! ᴡʜʏ ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ sᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ?" ɪ sᴀɪᴅ ʙᴜᴛ  ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴏᴜᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ ʙʏ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛ xɪᴜᴍɪɴ

"ɪ'ᴍ sᴏ sᴏʀʀʏ sᴜɴɴʏ ɴᴏᴏɴᴀ ɪғ ɪ sᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ. ɪ'ᴍ ᴊᴜsᴛ... " ʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇs ʜᴀᴘᴘɪʟʏ sʜᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ. ᴏᴋ ɪ ɢᴇᴛ ɪᴛ. 

ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ, sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅs ᴜs. ᴡᴇ sᴛᴀʏ ǫᴜɪᴇᴛ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴏᴜʀ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ. 

"ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴏᴜʀ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ᴄᴀᴋᴇ ᴀɴᴅ 2 ᴄᴜᴘs ᴏғ   ᴄᴀᴘᴘᴜᴄᴄɪɴᴏ. ᴛʜɪs sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴏ ɪs ғᴏʀ ғʀᴇᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴍʏ ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ" sʜᴇ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴘᴜᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴇ, ᴀ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀғᴜʟ ᴄᴀᴋᴇ, 2 ᴄᴜᴘs ᴏғ ᴄᴀᴘᴘᴜᴄᴄɪɴᴏ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴜᴛᴇɴsɪʟs. 

"ғʀᴇᴇ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴡᴇ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀʏ ᴛʜɪs?" xɪᴜᴍɪɴ ᴀsᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛʀᴇss ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ɴᴏᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ʀᴇᴘʟʏ. 

"ɴᴏ. ᴡᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀʏ ᴛʜɪs. ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ... "

"ɪᴛ's ᴏᴋ ᴍɪss sᴜɴɴʏ. ɪ'ᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴡɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴏғғᴇᴇsʜᴏᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍʏ ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇs ɪᴅᴏʟs sᴏ ɪ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀs ғʀᴇᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɢɪғᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜɪs ᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴛɪɴᴇs. ɪ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ʜᴇʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ's sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ᴅᴀʏ" sʜᴇ sᴍɪʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴏᴡ ᴀᴛ ᴜs. ᴛʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ ɢᴏ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀ ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴜs. 

"sᴏ ʟᴇᴛ's sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴛʜɪs" xɪᴜᴍɪɴ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴀᴡᴋᴡᴀʀᴅɴᴇss. ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜʏ? ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴏғ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ.  ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʜᴇ's ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴋɴɪғᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴋᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴄᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ 6 sʟɪᴄᴇs. ʜᴇ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sʟɪᴄᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴍʏ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ʜɪs.

"xɪᴜᴍɪɴ ʜᴏᴏʙᴀᴇ? ᴡʜʏ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇɴᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɴᴇᴀʀ ʜᴇʀᴇ?" ɪ ᴀsᴋ ʜɪᴍ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ sʟɪᴄɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ᴄᴀᴋᴇ. 

"ɪ ᴊᴜsᴛ ɢᴇᴛ ʙᴏʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴏʀᴍ sᴏ ɪ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴀ ᴛʜᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴀᴍ." ɪ ʀᴀɪsᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴇʏᴇʙʀᴏᴡ. 

"ᴛʜᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴀᴍ?"

"ʏᴇs. ɪ sᴀᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ" ʜᴇ sᴛᴏᴘ ᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴄᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ. "ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛʟʏ ʏᴏᴜ sᴏ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀғᴜʟ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ɪɴ sᴛᴀɢᴇ" ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ ɪɴ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜs ʟᴏᴏᴋ. 

"sᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ɪ'ᴍ ᴜɢʟʏ ᴅᴏᴡɴsᴛᴀɢᴇ?" ɪ ᴀsᴋ ʜɪᴍ ɪɴ sᴀᴅ ᴛᴏɴᴇ. 

"ɴᴏ ɴᴏᴏɴᴀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀғᴜʟ ɪɴ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ. ɪ'ᴍ ᴀ ғᴀɴ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍʏ ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ. " ʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʀᴜʙʙɪɴɢ ʜɪs ɴᴀᴘᴇ. 

ɪ ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴋᴡᴀʀᴅʟʏ. 

"ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ?"

"ɪ'ᴍ ᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ, ɴᴏᴏɴᴀ. ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀʟʟ ɢɪʀʟs ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʟʙᴜᴍs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sɪɢɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs. ɪ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ