We gathered around the living room. There were drinks and snacks served on the circle dar wood table. I found Joshua, Fin, and Reed sitting on the black flecked carpet, surrounded the table. While Andrea and Aubrey was sitting on the two-seater sofa. The boys greeted us, Aubrey waved at us and Andrea just stared at us with her blank expression. What was new? Nothing more, nothing less. I and Therese decided to sit across Andrea and Aubrey, while Brent joined the boys, just a few inches from me. Awkward... And of course Nicole was sitting comfortably at the single sofa just beside Andrea. A playful witch. "Because she's a bìtch." 'Hey!' I scolded Nicole upon hearing her saying name to Andrea. 'I thought you're thinking that maybe Andrea is not an enemy.' "It's just a 'maybe', I never

