▪︎Peter the Peacock▪︎
I dash into the hospital, carrying flowers and fruits for Kristen and little Ruby.
I bump into some stranger, making me drop the flowers. He bends to pick them from the floor only to recognize that messy brown hair and tall lean body of his.
It's Erik.
Awkward silence stretches between us as he hands me the flowers. We try our best to avoid exchanging long gazes. We haven't been talking since the incident at his house. I've been doing a good job at staying away from him and so has he. I haven't even been seeing him at school lately. Maybe he's the one who's doing a perfect job of avoiding me.
He clears his throat and stutters, fumbling for words.
"Uh... sorry for the-"
"It's fine. It's not your fault." I cut him off. "Uh... I hope you are fine."
He nods.
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