The Journey of Starla Love

One Room

They had all arranged themselves in each room and the rest had only one room left for Noah and myself. Noah was in the middle room sitting on the couch playing with his phone. When he saw me, he put his phone down.

" Hey." Noah said with a warm smile that made me forget the awkwardness between the two of us.

We are good friends. I might think too much. I couldn't tell him what was going on between me and my friends out there because it was all about our fight and it wasn't appropriate for me to tell him about my debate with my best friend.

To start talking, I asked him.

"Where are you going for 3 days before you come back?"

I'm not really interested in knowing that. But I was just looking for excuses so there was a topic we could talk about. But the reaction Noah gave me was a little strange. He didn't talk and just fell silent for a while then he seemed to scratch his hand and look down, then after that he just started answering the question I asked.

"Hmmmmm, nothing special. Just met some old friends. We promised to meet them when we would come here before we met you there were some people we met here." Noah Said.

'Why does he look nervous? Was it so awkward for her to sleep in the same room as me? Oh my God what should I do?' I thought in the heart.

"Is it okay if I'm in the same room as you?" Ask him.

"Of course I'm very happy. We're friends, why do you have to ask such a thing?" Her speech.

He looked so confident like never before. The nervousness that was on him suddenly disappeared just like that.

'So the nervousness he was experiencing was not because we were in the same room as me, right? Is it because of the question I asked? Did he think that it would feel bad for them to leave us here?' thought again.

"You should go and meet your friends. It wouldn't be very nice if you didn't leave. We also need time alone for the women. So you don't have to think about feeling bad for leaving us alone. We're all grown up and we're not your responsibility." I said so he wouldn't feel as nervous as he was.

I thought if that was indeed the reason that made her nervous, then I tried to relieve her stress.

"Hmmm.... Thank you for saying that." Noah said, then stood up and approached me.

"Please promise me that no matter what happens, you'll still be my friend even after we're apart. I'm lucky to find you Starla and I don't want to lose you." He said with eyes staring at me.

The expression on his face showed that he was so sincere when he said that as if he was waiting for me to reply quickly.

"Of course we'll be friends with Noah forever. Who wants to lose you. I can't do that." I laughed but also showed my sincerity.

I really think that Noah is a very good person. He was by my side even though he was a stranger. She accompanied me far more often than she accompanied her own friends. I feel good to meet him. He is the best man compared to all his friends.

"Mmmm Noah, let's go to bed. We need to get up early to continue our journey." I said as I felt a little uncomfortable with her embrace.

He let go of his embrace and looked back at me. I knew if I was going to ask him, he would definitely say no. So I immediately picked up the blanket and lay down on the sofa.

"The bed is yours." My words and closing my eyes indicated to her not to bother me because I was already sleepy.

Suddenly I felt her arms holding me from behind and one arm on my knee then lifted my body. I was so shocked and opened my eyes to see Noah smiling at me.

"You think I'm gonna let you sleep on the couch while I sleep in bed? That's right!" He said as he slowly put my body on the bed.

"I'm sorry if I crossed the line for holding you without asking your permission. But you have to sleep here and I don't want to argue. So good night beautiful." Her speech.

"Okay, I accept all this kindness of yours. Good night Noah." Reply me.

I lay down and stared at the ceiling for a moment. I was thinking about Alden. How's he doing now? I can't reach him. What about the mission, is it going well? And as for my friends, were they angry with me about what happened there? Did I hurt them?

I really can't sleep that fast. I felt like time was going so fast, it didn't seem like more than an hour when I heard Alex screaming, waking everyone up and saying it was time for all of us to leave.

I sat down and saw that Noah was no longer in the room. He's probably out with the other guys.

I wondered if they would all think about me and Noah doing something strange in one room.

'Oh I hope not.'

I'm sure Noah must have explained everything to all his friends. I then brushed my teeth and changed my clothes using a white t-shirt combined with shorts and sports shoes. I quickly ran out of the room thinking that I was the one who was the late one to get out of the room.

"Oh thank God, someone is ready." Alex said as he looked at me.

I was thinking why they all took so long to get ready when we were just going to go tracking.

I was so scared to go to their room after the last night we argued. So I still chose to be with Noah who looked so happy as if he had had a night that made his sleep feel the most intense on the couch.

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