Taken

I went into the library at lunch and looked for our normal table. Instead of seeing the normal two people, the table was entirely filled up. I cautiously walked up to it. There was no seat for me to sit in, so I awkwardly stood at the edge. I met Austin's gaze and he shrugged.

"Hey Lilac!" one of the guys said. I recognized him. He lived close by.

"We decided to come say hi to Austin," another guy said. He was unfamiliar to me. He was wearing thick glasses that obscured his eyes. He looked a little like Austin, if you squinted.

"Lila, this is Gavin, Josh, Murray, and you know Jake, David, and Sam," Austin said. He had found a chair for me and drew it up to the table next to him.

"Hey guys!" I said, gripping my backpack straps nervously.

They went back to whatever conversation they were having before. I sat there, in the group, but feeling a million miles away. The bell rang, and I walked away unnoticed.

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I looked out my bedroom window towards Austin's house. His car was there, and normally he would have gone to work by now. I smiled and was about to go over to his house when I saw Gavin's bike on the driveway.

I groaned. Why was Gavin always over there? Everytime that I thought about going over there either Austin wasn't home, or he was busy. Now Gavin was there.

I thought about going over anyway, but decided against it. I know Austin didn't mean to, but whenever Gavin was around, he wouldn't talk to me. And I'm fine with having different friends, but every single day? I haven't had a decent comversation with Austin in a month. And we used to talk every day!

I wish I knew how to fix this.

Austin's front door opened and I watched as he and Gavin walked over to Austin's car and drove away.