After the bell rang for their lunch break, Aria was fixing her things when Gian approached her.
“Hey.”
Aria looked up.
“Oh, hey.” She replied.
“Can I ask you out for lunch?” he asked.
Aria looked at him blankly while Emilia looked at him curiously. And before Aria could respond, Emilia beats her to it.
“Nope, you can’t.”
“Why is that?” Gian asked and before Aria could speak, Emilia spoke first, again.
“She has us to eat lunch with.”
Mario nodded in agreement to what Emilia said, then Aria sighed and smiled at Gian.
“I’m sorry but I always eat lunch with my friends.” She told him.
Gian smiled at her.
“That’s okay. But can I ask you to be my date on the Homecoming dance?”
The other students who are making their way out of the room paused and looked in their direction. They bega
