'Hmm… what kind of awkward atmosphere is this?' Aldrich thought to himself.
A heavy, uncomfortable silence filled the air.
The four teenagers sat across from one another, the tension palpable.
Aldrich and Dante sat at one corner of the square seating arrangement, while Trevor faced Aldrich and Edward sat opposite Dante.
None of them spoke, all of them seemingly lost in their own thoughts as they focused on their food.
Aldrich couldn't stand it.
Every bite of food he took felt like it was suffocating him.
He just wanted to eat in peace without this weird silence surrounding him.
Something had to be done, and it seemed like it was up to him to fix it.
"Sure is awfully awkward here, right?" Aldrich finally broke the silence.
He wasn't about to point fingers, but it was clear that the cause of the awkwardness needed to leave the room—whoever that was.
He did not have to call anyone out to know who was responsible for how it is here.
