Human (A Sokeefe AU)

Awkward

I went a whole chapter without Dex! I am a horrible person!

"Sophie?" Keefe said. His eyes flickered between Tam and I.

"Yes?" I said.

"It's so crazy to see you here!" Said Biana.

"Who's this?" Asked Fitz.

"Oh! This is Tam. Tam, this is Fitz, Keefe, and Biana." I said.

"Hi." Said Tam, flipping his bangs out of his face.

I fought back a laugh at the look on Keefe's face. I think his eye twitched.

"Hey Sophie. Who's this?" Asked Linh, coming over.

"Hey Linh. This is Keefe, Fitz, and Biana." I said.

"Nice to meet you!" Said Biana, looking at Tam. She flipped her hair over her shoulder.

It was quiet for a few seconds.

"Um, I should be getting back with Verdi." I said "Nice seeing you guys."

I got up and put Verdi on her leash.

"Um, yeah, we should go too." Said Tam, grabbing my arm.

"Ooh, can I walk Verdi again?" Asked Linh. Apparently, Linh was immune to the awkwardness.

"Of course." I said. "See you guys later." I said to Fitz, Biana, and Keefe.

"Bye! You should come over again sometime!" Said Biana.

Keefe was glaring at Tam's hand on my arm.

"Well... bye." I said.

I walked away with Tam and Linh.

"That was... weirdly awkward." I said once we were out of the park.

"Yeah... It was." Agreed Tam.

"So, do you go to school with them?" Asked Linh.

"Yeah." I said.

My phone rang.

It was Grady.

"Hello?"

"Are you okay?"

"Um, yeah. Why?"

"Just checking. You've been gone for a while, so I got worried." He sighed.

"Oh, OK. Well, I'm on my way home anyway." I said.

"See you soon. Stay safe."

"Ok. Bye, Grady."

"Bye."

He hung up.

"Who was that?" Asked Tam.

"My dad. He's just worries when I'm gone too long." I said.

Linh sighed.

"I wish our parents cared" She said.

"Don't answer if you don't want to, but what's up with your parents?" I asked.

"They just... we're embarrassments to them. 'The kids who got expelled'" Tam said.

"They want us to be perfect, and we can't live up to their standard. So, we mainly avoid them." Linh said.

"That makes sense. I had a foster family like that once. Boy, was I glad when I moved out." I said.

"It's good to have someone understand." Said Tam.

We reached our houses.

"Well, I've got to go. Grady is gonna flip if I don't get inside." I said.