and while he didn't quite understand their strange behaviors all that well, he figured that maybe it wasn't a big deal that neither of them were telling their friends. Still, the fact remained that none of this made sense. Why hadn't either Josh or Ava told them about whatever this issue was? Maybe they were afraid of being judged, but he doubted that the other two thought that far ahead. And yet they still hid something like this from them. Chris was surprised that no one had figured it out yet. Before he could reply, however, Josh began speaking again. "I hope that it won't affect us too much, since you're all our friends," he commented softly, glancing around the room nervously. "But if you guys hate me that badly, I guess I can't blame you for it…" That was all he needed to hear. H

