“What is this atmosphere?” Irene commented lightly as she reached the table where her friends were.
She was the last person to arrive at the café. On one side, Wendy was sitting with Nicholas and on the other, sat Angela and Joy. Wendy looked anxious as she cast glances between her boyfriend and her friends. Nicholas, his arm draped over the back of Wendy's chair, gazed out of the window with a bored expression. Angela and Joy were just staring at the two silently, Joy with a dazed expression, while Angela looked solemn.
Taking a seat between Wendy and Joy, Irene turned her attention to Nicholas. "Hey, Nicholas,” she muttered shyly.
Nicholas tore his gaze from the window just as Wendy introduced them. “Irene, you already know Nicholas. And Nicholas, this is Irene.”
Nodding, he said, “I
