CHAPTER 9

Sarah was eating her burger with great relish when she felt something tingling down her spine. She frowned as she felt confused as to why she was feeling like that.

She looked up from her burger and saw two handsome guys standing at the entrance of the diner.

Her eyes widened in shock as she recognized the two guys. They were the popular people in her school. She slide down her seat as she tried to hide herself, looking at the other way. She cursed under her breath. 'Shoot. What the heck are they doing here?' she thought.

She thought she had found a perfect place to pig out. She knew that hardly people from her school come to this dinner. So, here she can be herself and eat as many as she wants.

She then realized as to why should she hide herself. She never had any contact with these people so she doubts that they would remember her. In fact, they might not even know who she is, at all! She quickly straighten herself and forced herself to keep calm, as if nothing had happened.

However, she began to panic once more when she saw them walking over to her booth.

She immediately started to stumble over her things on the table. She nearly toppled her drinks over her panic. She quickly continue eating, pretending that she did not notice them walking over.

She nearly choked herself when the two of them smoothly sat across her, making themselves comfortable.

"Do I know you?" She croaked, wiping her mouth with a napkin.

The guy who had two dimples on his cheek shushed her as he tried to hide himself. He hunched over his seat. "Shhh. Go continue eating and pretend we're not here," he whispered, his index finger on his lips.

Suddenly, his hand shot off to grab some fries off her plate. Sarah watched in surprise as he ate them, hand reaching non-stop for the fries again.

When her fries were nearly gone, she slapped his hand with hers and asked angrily, "What the heck are you doing?"

The guy jumped, startled. He then looked down at her plates and said sheepishly, "Sorry, I didn't realize that I was eating your fries. Guess I was just hungry."

The other quiet guy with glasses, who was sitting next to him, rolled his eyes. "Let's go and order before you steal more of her foods."

He raised his arm, calling for a waitress to take their order.

The guy with the dimples smacked his friend's arm down and hissed, "Woi, we're going to get caught if you expose yourself like that."

The bespectacled guy rolled his eyes again and ignored him.

When the waitress came to their table with a small notepad and a pen in her hand, the two guys immediately shot off their orders. Sarah was amazed at how fast the dimpled guy talked. It was as if he was chanting a long but quick spell.

While waiting for their food to arrive, the bespectacled guy turned to her and held out his hand. "My name is Edward. And this doofus beside me is Robert."

Robert the dimpled guy glared at Edward. "Who you calling doofus?"

Both Sarah and Edward ignored him as Sarah shook Edward's hand. "I'm Sarah. So, what are you two doing here? It's not the place you two usually go, is it?" she asked, curiously. She knew because this was not her first time here. But it was definitely their first time here.

Both Edward and Robert looked hesitant to answer, at first. But then, Edward looked at her and said, "We're actually…"

"We're on the adventure!" Robert cut in.

Sarah turned to Robert and frowned. "Adventure? How old are you? Three?" She scoffed.

Just then, she suddenly heard a growl, making her tremble in fear. Her eyes widened as she swiftly turned to Robert. She blinked her eyes furiously. 

Robert blinked in surprise too. Then he laughed awkwardly. "I must have been hungry," he said, scratching the back of his head awkwardly.

Edward just turned his face away and let out an awkward cough.

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Earlier, when the two of them walked in, they had caught sight of Sarah who was eating alone in a booth. She looked like she was studying as well with her tablet and books in front of her.

And also, before they went in, they also caught sight of Roel with the other pack mates. They were in deep discussion at the end of the diner, their heads close together. Robert and Edward immediately went over to Sarah, just so that they could hide from them. The two of them pretended that they had not seen Roel and the other pack mates.

Every now and then, both Edward and Robert would look over their shoulders to see whether Roel and the others had left or not, without making Sarah suspicious.

Hence why Robert was distracted that he did not notice that he was eating Sarah's fries until she smacked his hand. He felt embarrassed. And when she suddenly mocked him for acting like a kid, Dane suddenly let out an angry growl. He doesn't really like being mocked at. He was a proud werewolf and does not like being looked down on. Robert immediately apologised, feeling sheepish.

There was an awkward silence after he apologized.

Fortunately, the waitress had returned with their orders, easing out the awkwardness between them. Sarah's eyes widened in surprise again, this time as she watched the waitress placed Robert and Edward's food in front of them.

They had ordered four burgers for Robert and three burgers for Edward. Six french fries for Robert and seven french fries for Edward and there was another big bowl filled with chicken nuggets as well as three milkshakes each for both of them. The waitress even had to drag another small metal table to accommodate the plates.

Sarah was surprised to see all the food in front of her. She thought that she was the only one who ate a lot. It seems she pales in comparison when it comes to these two guys.

The plates of food were taking too much space that she had to place her tablet beside her on the booth chair. Robert was eating his burger when he noticed that she was still shell-shocked. He pushed a plate of french fries closer to her and invited, "You can have some of my fries."

Sarah shook her head. "Thanks but it's ok… Are you able to finish all these?" she asked, gesturing to all the food in front of her.

Robert tossed a fry into his mouth. "Of course. I'm gonna get some ice-cream later."

Sarah blinked her eyes in surprise. "Oh, wow…" she said slowly, feeling speechless.

Edward then elbowed him on the arm. "Don't forget what we're here for," he hissed.

Sarah leaned forward in her seat when she heard Edward. "Oh yeah, what are you guys doing here, anyway?" she asked, curiously. "No, don't tell me it's for an adventure. This is not Dora the Explorer," she scoffed.

Edward and Robert looked at each other and then back at her. Robert then shook his head. "Nothing that you need to know."

"Oh come on, aren't we friends already?" Sarah pleaded. She was really curious to know, she doesn't even know why. She suspected that there was something going on and she wants to know about it, as well.

"Friends?" Robert repeated, surprised.

Sarah nodded. "Aren't we french fries buddies?" she smiled.

Robert was stunned at first and then laughed out loud. Then he suddenly became quiet, his eyes widened. "Shit, was I loud?" he hissed, asking Edward, as he discreetly looked behind him.

Edward also looked behind him and then shook his head. "But it seems like they're gone now."

Robert cursed under his breath and quickly finished his food.

Minutes later, there was literally nothing left on the plates. It was as if everything was sucked clean by a vacuum cleaner. Sarah blinked her eyes in surprise. It happened so fast that she did not realize what was happening.

She jumped when she saw the two of them were getting ready to leave the booth. "Where are you going?" she asked.

The two of them ignored her and left the dinner after paying for their meal.

Sarah quickly packed her stuff and ran over to the cashier. She was surprised to find out that they had paid for her meal too. She thanked the cashier and quickly ran after them.

She watched as the two of them were walking silently, heading towards the abandoned barnyard a few meters away.

Sarah frowned in confusion. 'What are they up to?' she wondered as she followed them from behind.