“Edi, I’m not sure what’s going on here…” Auntie started.
“Seba here,” Edi said, ruffling my hair, “thought Evi, the girl he ran into today, was my girlfriend and was cheating on me. I think he was a little worried about everyone.”
Auntie chuckled. “Oh, I thought he had a crush on her. Lovely girl!”
I pushed myself out of Edi’s arms and turned to look at my aunt. “No, I don’t like her that way!”
“How do you like me then?” Evelina asked from behind my aunt. The dude from earlier was there with her, an amused look on his face.
I suddenly felt shy, my cheeks warming up. I bowed my head and shrugged, not sure how to reply. “I dunno. Like a friend or sister or something.”
Like Edi, she ruffled my hair. “Okay, kid, glad we cleared that one up.”
Everyone left, leaving me behind with Edi. I
