POV: AkaydaThe cafeteria was loud as people came in and out.Spoons clinked on plates. Chairs scraped against the tiled floor. Voices overlapped in excitement as people talked, laughter came easily from one table to another. I sat at one of the long tables with Arabella, Camila, and Arwen, my tray was still untouched in front of me.Arabella was talking. Hyped, as always.“So there I was,” she said, waving her fork dramatically as she tried to explain, “sitting opposite this bald headed man who thought it was a great idea to tell me about his ex wife on a first date. A blind date for that matter.”Camila laughed. “Please tell me he didn’t.”“Oh, he did,” Arabella groaned. “He even showed me pictures. Pictures.”Arwen shook her head. “Eww, that’s should be considered a crime. He should be arrested and charged.”They all laughed again.But I didn’t.I stared down at my plate, my food had gotten cold, my appetite had also become non existent. The sounds around me felt distant, like I w
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