Chapter 32: XXXI

True to what Laia told Brie, her mother was indeed waiting outside the university gates.

Upon seeing the two girls make their way towards her, she waves at them enthusiastically. "Come here, my actresses!"

Laia cringes at what her mother called her. Brie, however, grins even wider and ran towards the older woman with her arms spread wide. 

"Auntie!"

The older woman was quick to accept the hug. When Brie pulls away, the older woman showed her a thumbs up. "You were amazing, dear!"

Brie smiles and was unable to hide the flushing of her cheeks. "Thank you, auntie,"

"Your parents weren't able to come?" Laia's mother even scanned their surroundings for a while as if it would make Brie's parents appear out of thin air. "That's a shame. Were they busy again?"

"They're still overseas," Brie replies curtly, obviously not wanting the topic to continue. "It's fine. I'm used to it."

Laia sighs and pats her friend on the shoulder. Brie grins at the short-haired girl, but Laia knew her long enough to know when her smiles were fake and when they were genuine.

The smile currently on her friend's face at the moment was definitely fake.

Nevertheless, Laia knew better than to reveal that out loud, especially with how her friend's mood was already bad.

Realizing that what she said made it awkward, the older woman gently pats Brie's cheek. "Well, don't you look hungry? How about we eat at this new restaurant that opened near my workplace? My treat!"

Brie looks at Laia with worry in her eyes which Laia shared. However, before any of the girls are able to convey their thoughts, the older woman had already walked away, expecting them to follow.

Layla was supposed to call a cab but both Brie and Laia insisted that they could just walk to the restaurant. Laia knew that her mother's workplace wasn't very far from the university, so it would make sense that the restaurant wasn't that far either.

Brie didn't mind as well and was even enthusiastic to start walking instead of calling a cab or driving her car as she usually did.

"... where's your car, anyway?" Laia asks her friend as they walked.

The long-haired girl shrugs. "I left it at the university."

Laia's eyes widened. "What?!"

"Why?" Brie had the audacity to look at Laia without a shred of concern on her features. "It's not like anyone would steal it,"

Laia pulls back Brie to make the girl face her. "Are you crazy?!"

"Why are you two fighting?" The oldest of the three girls stopped in her steps and turned to them, worried.

Brie tries to grin at her but Laia's frown made her grin turn into a pout. "Auntie, Laia's overreacting at something!"

"I'm overreacting?!" Laia couldn't help but utter harshly. 

Layla worriedly looked back and forth at her daughter and her daughter's friend. She didn't know what to do or what to say to ease the tension between the two without having to side with just one of them.

Nevertheless, the older woman tried her best and stepped in between the two girls. "You two, stop quarreling!"

"But--"

"She--"

Layla waved both her hands frantically in the air which caused both the younger girls to step back. "Stop this nonsense, girls! Gosh,"

Brie was the first to raise her hands in the air to intend the end of their fight. "I'll get my car after we eat dinner."

Laia nods.

The three continued their walk and after a few minutes of silence, Layla excitedly exclaims. "We're here!"

Brie quickly makes her way to the restaurant, Laia close behind her. Layla didn't waste time and immediately urged the younger girls to choose a table for them.

"Here!" The long-haired girl stops in front of a table with four seats. "I mean, it's not like they have a table with only three chairs right?"

Laia points at a nearby table with three seats, however, it was occupied. "There is,"

Brie pulls Laia towards one of the chairs and makes her sit down as she sheepishly grins at those who were seated at the other table.

"Laia, don't do that!" She hisses through her clenched teeth.

"Why? I was just clarifying that there is indeed a table with only three chairs."

"Ugh," Brie sat down on the chair beside Laia with more force than she intended. "Here you go again with that sort of logic!"

Laia was about to retort something back when the waitress arrived with menus, handing each of the three customers one.

Flipping through the pages of the menu, the short-haired girl scanned for the dish with the cheapest price.

"Aha," Laia whispers as quietly as she could when she spotted a cheap but delicious-looking meal. "Mom, I want this one,"

Her mother moves closer to her daughter to see what she was pointing at the menu. Nodding her head, she takes note of it.

Brie points at the same dish as Laia did, but Laia wasn't surprised at that. Her friend did know their circumstances.

"Okay, I'll get the same dish as these kids want," Layla handed back the menus to the waitress. "How many minutes before our meals would be served? We're a bit hungry already, you see."

"Twenty minutes, ma'am." The waitress replies.

"Alright, maybe we can order some appetizers--"

"Mom, we're okay," Laia puts her hand on her mother's lap with a reassuring smile. She turns to Brie. "Right?"

Brie nods. "Yes, auntie. We're not that hungry yet."

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But of course, Laia's stomach had to rumble at that moment. Cursing internally, Laia was unable to stop herself from clicking her tongue in annoyance.

The long-haired girl beside her tries to hide her laugh but was unable to. Even her mother laughs for a while but despite her daughter's glare, she still orders an appetizer.

Drumming her fingers on the table, Brie was busy with her phone as she held it in her opposite hand. "Hmm," She nudges Laia who turns to her. "Do you know this person?"

She shows her friend the profile of a guy wearing sunglasses and has his tongue stuck out. Laia gives Brie a deadpanned stare. "Do you seriously think I can know someone especially when they're wearing sunglasses?"

"I mean," Brie scrolls through the guy's profile, maybe to stalk, Laia doesn't know. "He looks like a nerd."

"Is it because he doesn't have more than a thousand friends?" Laia asks sarcastically.

She did see earlier that the guy only had three hundred friends and five mutual friends with Brie.

Brie chuckles as she pockets her phone. "Okay, maybe that was a bit judgmental of me,"

"Nothing new, really." 

The long-haired girl pouts and hits Laia on the shoulder but not enough to hurt. "You're being mean again! I already promised to get my car after we're finished eating dinner!"

Laia looks away. Okay, maybe she is a bit grumpy today. 

But is it really anything new? Laia's always been grumpy!

Realizing she won't be getting a response from her friend, Brie lets out a sigh. "Anyway, why did Sammy approach you earlier and give you a bouquet?"

Laia pokes one of the flowers from the bouquet that Brie was referring to. "I don't know. Maybe these flowers signify something rude."

"This is why you should have let me buy you that book about the language of flowers!" Brie reprimands her friend, scowling.

"You know that I'm not the biggest fan of flowers," Laia reminds her. "And well, everything unrelated to academics, honestly."

The girl's mother, who had been silent the whole time, interjects. "She says she's not interested in flowers but she's always loved taking care of our garden!"

Brie coos and attempted to pinch Laia's cheek but retracted her hand when Laia glared at her. "Aww, I didn't know you had a green thumb!"

"More like I had to because you're always working." Laia bluntly replies.

However, she internally cursed when her mother looks down guiltily. Ugh, Laia didn't want to imply that her mother had no time for anything else except her work!

Fortunately, Brie was quick to change the topic. She points at one of the waiters holding a tray. "Our food's here!"

Laia sighs in relief when her friend was right. The waiter apologizes profusely for how the meals took long, but they all insisted that they didn't mind.

"Mmm," Brie hums as she chews her food. "This is good."

Layla smiles and nods in agreement after taking a bite. "I agree," She turns to her daughter who was still blowing at the food on her spoon. "What do you think, dear?"

Laia chews for a while and shows a thumbs up. "Yeah, it's good."

The three ate in silence as they all relished in the meals they ate. Brie would occasionally moan in delight, but except for that, they focused on their meals.

When the receipt arrived on their table, Brie opened her bag to get her wallet. However, Layla was quicker to intercept the younger girl and placed the exact amount of money on the tray holding the receipt.

"Auntie--"

The older woman shook her head. "It's alright, darling. It's my treat after all!"

Brie remained reluctant. "I just--"

Laia shakes her head at Brie, implying at her to stop. The long-haired girl sighs in defeat as she puts her wallet back inside her bag.

Layla leaves a small amount as a tip for the staff and beckons her companions to go ahead to the exit. The two girls had to wait outside as she talked with the waiter who saw the tip she left.

After kicking a random pebble on the road, Laia turns to Brie who was busy with her phone again. "Are you gonna get your car now?"

Brie blinks. "Oh," She awkwardly scratches her neck. "Yeah, the car,"

"Did you seriously almost forget about your car again--"

"Laia, stop nagging!" Brie exclaims and groans loudly in annoyance. "I'll get it okay, just wait,"

Laia tries to sneak a peek at who Brie was messaging. "Who are you talking to?"

Brie's lips curl up to a smile. "Jake."

"Oh," Laia was genuinely surprised. "I didn't know you were talking again."

"Yeah," Brie's smile didn't disappear. "I apologized to him earlier after the play. He was with Vivi too, so I took the opportunity to apologize to her as well."

"Did she accept your apology?" Laia asks.

Her friend nods. "Yeah. I thought she wouldn't honestly, but I guess you were right about her being a good person. Maybe I shouldn't really jump so easily into conclusions--"

"And don't talk or trust those vultures again," Laia interjects with a sneer. Remembering how those vultures turned against Brie made Laia's blood boil. "They're nothing but leeches."

Brie laughs. "Okay, mom."

The two shared a laugh once more before Layla arrives with a giddy smile which Laia notices immediately. "You enjoyed talking to that guy, mom?"

Her mother blushes and looks away. "Definitely not!" She hits her daughter with her bag. "Gosh, Laia!"

The two friends shared a knowing look but said nothing else to tease the older woman.

She'll admit it sooner or later, anyway.

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