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No one spoke for a while, the silence filling in as Cesia twiddled with her thumbs. The waiter had came back with both of steak fries. Cesia finally broke the silence,

"So, how are you?"

"Doin' good, how about you?"

"Same."

Cesia his her ponytail into her hoodie. When they both had an attempt to reach for a steak fry their hands touched each others. They both had retreated, but alas, Cesia had gotten the streak fry. They were both awkwardly laughing and stuffing their faces with large steak fries. "So... Erm..." Cesia began to speak, but Jacob didn't seem to hear it.

"Why'd you bring us here?" Jacob asked suddenly. Cesia had to speak her mind now, she just had to tell him how she feels. "Because... Uhh..." Cesia blushed intensely. "I wanted to... to tell you... ugh something important." Cesia stumbled to find the right words to say. "We have been friends for a long while and..."

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