Their Muted Love

Ex-friends!

Lucas-Marcus

"Rose, are you ok?" Kiran's voice makes them depart from each other. Rose pushes Lucas from her and sits back in her seat. Lucas also coughs lightly to kill awkwardness.

"Rose?" Kitan still looks worried.

'I'm fine.' Rose tells him to use sign language.

"Are you guys done disturbing us?" Kiran looks at both brothers.

Lucas ignored him and sat back in an empty chair. He pushed the plate to Rose.

"Eat Rose, before I tear apart this book," Lucas said in a serious tone.

He was trying to be angry. But the red blush on his face shows how embarrassed he is feeling. Marcus' eyes rose curiously. He shoots questioning eyes at Lucas. But Lucas just shook his head in no. So Marcus just shut up.

On the other hand, to save her book, Rose writes words on her iPad and shows it to Lucas.

“I'll eat if you two leave my table.” Lucas read what was written on the iPad and looked up at Rose.

“Why? Are you that shy?” Marcus teases her with a cocky smile.

“Maybe, she was too disgusted to see your faces to eat her food. Can you leave now? So Rose can eat her food.” Kiran said annoyingly.

Marcus put a hand on Kiran with a warning gaze.

“Are you saying something with a flat face?” Marcus asked

“I told you my name was Kiran, not a flat face!” Kiran snapped Marcus's hand away in anger.

“Okay, so Kiran, I want to give you a little warning here. I'm a very patient guy, I can hear a lot of bullshit. But Lucas didn't hold his anger back. So before you say something inappropriate like that he can beat your ass for sure. Even Rose can't stop him. You can ask Rose if you don't believe my words.” Marcus pointed at Lucas.

Kiran looks at Rose for confirmation. Rose nodded her head in a hurry.

‘Kiran, don't!’ Rose signals Kiran.

“Fine. I'll do you say so. I won't fight with them.” Kiran nodded his head.

“When did she say anything? She just waved her hands in the air.” Lucas asked annoyingly.

“It's called sign language. We talk like this.” Kiran told them.

“She has a mouth to respond to us. Why is she using sign language? Right, Rose?” Marcus looks at Rose to reply to him.

Rose just sighs and shakes her head.

“Yeah, just a waste of time,” Lucas said in an annoying tone.

Rose writes on her iPad and shows it to the twins.

“If it is a waste of time for you, you can get out of here. I didn't ask you to join my table.” Anny read it out loud from the back and put down two plates of food.

“Whoa! She still roasted you guys. It shows she didn't change at all.” Randy chuckles as he puts two plates of food on the table.

“Wow? Why did you bring so much food?” Kiran asked with an amazed face.

“Dode, it's all for our dear Rose. Rose dig in as much as you want.” Anny pushes one of the plays toward Rose.

"Rose can't eat all of this. You are wasting the food." Kiran said irritated tone.

“Who are you? Did we know each other? I didn't see you around.” The first time, I noticed Kiran and asked.

“My name is Kiran. I'm Rose's new friend. And I know you twins trouble guys.” Kiran said calmly.

“You know us?” Randy took a seat beside him as he asked.

“I do. I've been studying for the past two years at this school. But rich students didn't see poor guys like me here. But I knew all of you were just Rose's ex-friends.” Kiran told him.

“Ex-friends! Why do we sound like ex-boyfriends?” Randy chuckles as he says that.

"Yeah! I feel that too." Randy gives a high-five to Anny playfully.

"Rose didn't want any of her old friend, to meet her or talk to her. So guys leave us alone." Kiran said with a fake smile.

"It won't go to happen just because you say." Anny shakes his head.

"We are not going anywhere. I don't know why Rose chose you to be her friend. But if this cares, then I'll be your friend, too." Randy said as he at on Kiran's shoulder.

"Hey...." Kiran snapped Randy's hand away from his shoulder.

"What did you say, Anny?" Randy chuckles at Kiran and asks his twin brother.

"True. I didn't have any poor friends yet. This will be a good experience for us. Count me in." Anny nodded his head in agreement.

"Rose's friends are our friends, too. By the way, you know us, but still, I'll introduce you. I'm Randy and this is my twin brother Anny. He is just five seconds older than me." Randy forcefully grabs Kiran's palm and shakes it with his palm.

"Umm... You can let go of my hand." Kiran awkwardly snapped Randy's hand away from him.

“Stop talking, let her eat her food. Lunchtime will end soon.” Lucas said in an annoying tone.

“Ok. Rose, my love, eat your food. Did you want me to feed you?” Randy said in a playful tone.

“Randy!!” Lucas and Kiran shouted at Randy.

“Just kidding!!” Randy lifts his both hands in surrender.

Lucas and Kiran look at each other and look away. Anny and Marcus look at each other in surprise.

"Are you going to eat or not?" Marcus asked Rose.

Rose writes on the iPad and shows them to everyone.

"If you guys keep fighting like this I won't eat. So SHUT UP!" Anny mimics Rose as he reads it aloud.

"Ok! Guy we are not going to talk," Randy said.

"First of all, You shut your fu*king mouth," Lucas said warning tone.

Rose look five of them and shook her head helplessly; she pulled down her mask in half and began to eat. Her bottom lips were hidden under a mask. Lucan and Marcus share a look at each other and nod softly. Lucas slowly turned his eyes in Mark's direction. He was nowhere to be seen. Both got relaxed and began to eat their food.

Both Rose and Kiran keep their eyes on the food. Anny and Randy tried to talk to Rose but Lucas stopped them because he knew Rose didn't reply to them. Lucas and Marcus keep their eyes on both.

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