30 The target of jealousness has changed (2/2)

Renae pushed that thought out of her head and chose what she wanted to order from the menu. There wasn't any pricing for the dishes on the menu so she chose what she really wanted to eat, in hopes that whatever she ordered wasn't too expensive.

The waiter came over and took their orders. Renae ordered her favourite, Carbonara, along with Jasmine Green Tea. Matthew ordered a Chicken Steak, which is also what he loved to eat, with a Coke Zero. Their drinks came before their meals were served. The two toasted to Matt not having to marry Min. After which, they chatted until their food arrived.

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Meanwhile, Cathy was chilling in her room when her friend, Cassandra, called her.

”Cathy, do you want to go to a mixer with me and two other girls? You haven't had a boyfriend for very long,” Cassandra suggested.

Cathy thought for a while before replying, ”Sure, I'm not doing anything important anyways. What time?”

”Really! Great, I'm going over to your house right now. I'll help you prepare and we can go together,” she said.

After which, Cathy hung up. What Cassandra said was true, Cathy hadn't gone on a date for a very long time. She got up from her bed and went to freshen up and decided to look through her closet before Cassandra arrived. She hardly had any dresses but oh man it was shorts galore. She didn't really mind though, t-shirts and shorts still looked good, especially on Cathy.

Soon, Cathy heard a knock from her front door. She sprinted to the door and greeted Cassandra with a smile. Cassandra examined Cathy's closet, taking this very... VERY seriously. ”You... only have, like, one dress and a gazillion shorts. Do you have something against skirts and dresses?” Cassandra joked. Cathy harrumphed in response. ”Mean... I just don't favour skirts and dresses.”

”Luckily, I prepared for this! I've known you since junior high school, how little do you think I know about you?” Cassandra pulled out a whole dang outfit from her tote bag and held it infront of Cathy. It was a pastel pink knitted sweater, which was a little over-sized, paired with a black a-line skirt which stopped around her mid-thigh.

”Go, try it on! It's totally your type, cute, calm and comfortable,” Cassandra smiled as she pushed her into the bathroom to change. She soon came out wearing the outfit. She was expressionless, but even so, she actually looked adorable! ”Oh my... You look so cute hun, so cute! Alright, come come, let me do your hair,” she appraised Cathy, looking her up and down with a satisfied smirk.

Cathy's cheeks turned a light pink as she nodded and obediently sat down infront of Cassandra to let her do her hair. Cassandra had planned all of this beforehand so it didn't take long at all. She spun Cathy towards the mirror and looked at her with a proud expression. She had styled her hair in a half up messy bun. Now, it was time for shoes! Cassandra thought to herself. They matched the outfit with a cute pair of basic black Adidas with ankle high white socks. After that, she was so excited she was almost jumping as she said to Cathy, ”Come on, let's go! It's almost time.”

They both left the house and took a train to the cafe they were meeting with the rest at. When they arrived, all the others had already chosen a table in the cafe. ”Cathy?” A familiar voice called out. Cathy turned her head towards the direction of the voice and saw Kaiden. ”Kaiden!” She exclaimed.

Cathy was definitely surprised when she saw Kaiden. She was sure that Kaiden had feelings for Renae. Did he not? She witnessed Kaiden getting jealous of Matthew and Renae so many times before! She gasped as a thought came to her... Could Kaiden instead have feelings... for Matthew?!

”Oh, so you two know each other. This'll make things easier,” Cassandra said as they walked into the cafe. ”All ya'll are late!” One of the girls said. ”Yes, captain obvious,” Cassandra retorted. Cathy followed behind shyly.

After a round of introductions, they got their drinks and started conversations with one another. Only Cathy sat out. Yes, even Kaiden was in a conversation. Just that it was kind of like a one-sided conversation. One of the girls laid their eyes on Kaiden the moment he joined them and set her target as Kaiden ever since.

”So your name is Kaiden, right? My name is Ella. Which year are you in? I'm in year 2. So do you-” ”Sorry, I'm not really interested. I'm sorry Ella, but maybe we're just not compatible? Even just as friends?” Kaiden interrupted her. He tried his best to let her down gently but it was still hard. After he finished his sentence, it took a few seconds to sink in before Ella nodded and left.

Cathy was watching from the other side of the table and she unconsciously started feeling green. She didn't realise but her gaze on Ella turned into a glare. Her grip on her drink tightened and the aura around her turned cold. After some time, she became docile again.

Kaiden let out a sigh of relief after Ella left. He didn't want to be rude, but he had never been hit on before and he was definitely tensed. He took a sip from his drink and lifted his head to see Cathy sitting alone staring at the drink in her hands. He then decided to go over and accompany her.

”Hey,” Kaiden smiled as he moved next to Cathy. ”Hey, I wanted to ask since just now, but don't you have feelings for Renae? How come you're here?” She asked, curiously staring up at him. He just so happened to take a chug of his drink. Hearing the question, he nearly spit out his water. ”W-What? What gave you that idea? Anyways, my friend dragged me here. I didn't want to come,” he replied. ”Oh... I see,” she said with a slight smile.

The two chatted the rest of the mixer away.