Chapter 35 (2/2)
Gibbs laughed a little bit. ”Too bad that I don't smoke. If not, I can say: I'll smoke to that.”
Ray smiled. Smoke was exhaled slowly. His lips were still trembling.
”Ray came to hang out here?” asked KJ. His tone was disbelieving.
Gibbs nodded.
”What did he dream to want to hang out?”
”Dunno. Maybe he's recovering from his depression. That's good,” said Gibbs, followed by a whistle.
This guy sure is happy, thought KJ. Rather than jealousy, curiosity crept in KJ's heart.
”What did you guys talk about?”
”Nothing much. Just about his staging for senior year.”
”Oh. He's still gonna do it?”
Gibbs was quiet. He then turned to KJ. ”Seems like you don't agree with it.”
”No. I'm okay with it. It just feels a bit weird.”
”What's so weird?”
”He recovered too quickly. His depression wasn't a minor one. Is that logical?”
Gibbs sighed. He's started monkeying now.'
”You yourself said that he can snap out of the depression by himself. Now that he's done so, what are you unsatisfied of?”
”Again, you misunderstood. It's not I'm dissatisfied. I'm just saying the situation is weird, that's it. If it's true that he's fully recovered, good for him. But are you sure this isn't a part of Fara's plan?”
”We're still on that?”
”Yeah! Why not? Just because Ray is fine now, you want to put my theory aside?” asked KJ. Yeah, what's important is that you've gotten back your Ray, right? You two should just marry! Thought KJ.
”Can we just act normal? What's happened, happened. You're the one who kept telling me to move on. Now, why are you the one opening an old book?[1] ”
”I too want to act normal. I too want to have the best senior year. But right now we've become playing pieces in Fara's game of checkers. What's good about that?”
”You're looking at it like that?”
”Yes, like that. You being suspicious for no reason is because of that too, right? Because I broke the Musketeer Code?”
It was KJ's turn to laugh. It's unknown what game this one - each person taking turns to laugh even though there's nothing funny. ”Please, gimme some credit! If it's something measly like that, I can't be bothered to care. Who you go out with, that's your problem, Gibbs. But even so, don't be blinded to the point of not seeing anything suspicious.”
”What's suspicious?”
KJ sighed. ”Sit down and think properly about the theory I mentioned. If you really feel that it makes no sense, fine. But if you there's a time that it makes you say 'There's logic in it' - please don't just ignore it,” requested KJ.
Gibbs was silent.
”It's for our sake, Gibbs. So that we won't be played. Wouldn't it be embarra.s.sing if the most influential gang in the school becomes a laughingstock during senior year?”
With that sentence alone, KJ was sure that he had influenced Gibbs' mind.
You won't win, Fara. You won't win.
[1] Mentioning the past.
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