"How much did you get for the math test?" I asked.

　　"Don`t ask." Sean said, he sighed and rubbed the back of his neck.

　　"Tell me." I said with a sly grin.

　　He groaned and muttered, "42-----"

　　"AWESOME! YOU HAVE IMPROVED!!!!!!!" I yelled.

　　Sean jumped back, he clapped his hands on his ears.

　　"Millie! Shhhhhhh! "

　　The students who walked pass glanced at us as if we were living giant potatoes.

　　I nodded, "So, what time are we meeting your parents again?"

　　Sean waved his hands in the air, "MILLIE! This is the FOURTH time already."

　　"Sean! Shhhhhhhhhh! " I shushed him.

　　He frowned, "Are you copying me? "

　　"Yeah?" I said.

　　He rolled his eyes and laid back on his locker.

　　"After school, 6:30 p.m, royal H.W."

　　I scribbled the words on the back of my hand just in case I forget the address.

　　"K, thxs."

　　"Meet me at the gates at 4:30." He said, giving me a pat on the shoulder.

　　I smiled and returned to my locker.

　　I forgot to exchange books for my next class!

　　History book... I think we were studying Greek? Meh, history was too boring, it took me two punches to wake myself up.

　　I still have the burn mark on my right hand, those couldn`t be removed... Yet.

　　I have to be careful with that.

　　Sean`s parents might say I`m a bad influence to Sean if they see this.

　　Tap tap*

　　"H..huh? Oh ! Yes ?" I said, quickly turning around to face the person.

　　"Class already started, why are you still here? " It was a teacher, with a board and a pen in her hands.

　　" Oof! S..sorry! I just spaced out, please don`t report me, I will head to class immediately! " I said, giving the teacher a bow before rushing away.

　　***************

　　"It`s 4:40 already." Sean complained, he looked at me from head to toe.

　　"You said that as if you were always early." I said, and attempted to whack his head with my hand.

　　"You already changed into your dress? " He asked, barely dodging my hand.If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation.

　　I nodded, "You should too."

　　"Later."

　　I looked at the burn mark on my arm and sighed.

　　"You should be careful with that." Sean said, stepping into his `not so fancy` car.

　　"You think I don`t know?! Ow, this still hurts." I said, and tugged my sleeves lower.

　　It was a one hour drive to the restaurant, but due to traffic, we reached there at 6:20 pm.

　　*************

　　"QUICK! " I screamed outside the men`s bathroom.

　　"ALMOST JEEZ!!! " Sean yelled.

　　I looked at the time on my watch, 6:32.

　　We are officially late to Sean`s family reunion dinner.

　　If that`s how you say it.

　　"SEEEEAANNNN!!!" I yelled.

　　Sean ran out from the bathroom, still struggling with his tie.

　　I fixed his red tie and stuffed it behind his suit.

　　"Come on, quick! " I said.

　　Suddenly, something flashed by my right eye, a beam of light...a reflection.

　　Just ignore it.

　　I pushed open the door to the restaurant.

　　Sean and I stared in horror.

　　Well, Sean is ok with it, but it`s me who he might need to be worried for.

　　White walls, white ceiling, white tables.

　　Almost 80% of this place is white.

　　Well, at least the chairs are golden.

　　A man stood up and waved at us, Sean grabbed my hand and walked towards the table.

　　He looked at me in a mixed expression, I gulped.

　　He pulled me closer to him and whispered , "Remember what I said, don`t and never bring up topics about rank in front of my mom."

　　I nodded.

　　"Hello son, you are 3 minutes late."

　　"Sorry, traffic." Sean said sheepishly.

　　I straightened my dress as I sat down, if it was not for the music, the restaurant could be completely silent, nobody apart from us and the waiters are here, it was...empty.

　　Sean`s dad looked at my expression, " We own the restaurant."

　　"Apologies, Mr...?" I said, waiting for him to fill in the blank.

　　"Just call me David." He smiled.

　　"Sean, can you introduce us to her? " The lady sitting across me said.

　　"Of course." Sean said with a smile.

　　"Millie, this is my mom, Anna, that`s my dad, this is my little brother, Sha-----"

　　"BIG BRO-------" A little boy jumped from his seat.

　　"Shawn! Sit down this instant! " Sean`s mother, Anna, said.

　　The boy, Shawn sat down quietly, his little cheeks puffed up, clearly not happy.

　　"Yep, that`s Shawn." Sean said.

　　"It`s a pleasure to meet you, my name is Millie." I stood up and did a little curtsy.

　　"No need to be so formal dear." Anna said in a warm smile.

　　A waiter walked up to us, "I will be taking your orders for today."

　　David smiled, "Bob, you know what we want."

　　"056?" The waiter said.

　　Sean`s dad nodded.

　　"Alright, 056, coming up."

　　I hate these kind of number calling, and I am sure y`all know why.

　　In less then 1 minute, the waiter came back , pushing a trolley.

　　"Hasselback Tomato Caprese, Balsamic-glazed steak rolls......." He said, placing plates after plates.

　　"And! Mediterranean shrimp." He said after placing down the last plate, "Smorgastarta for dessert? Sir?"

　　"Of course." David said.

　　I stared at the food, they look..... Shiny....for some reason.

　　Oh shoot, which one is the salad fork again?

　　I carefully looked through the forks and picked up the one in the middle.

　　Anna...it`s so werid calling them by their name, let`s just say, Mrs. White was looking and observing every move I`m making.

　　"Can you slightly tell us a bit more about yourself?" Mr. White asked, he seems like a kind person.

　　"I am 17, I come from Perizanda, Sean and I have been best friends since last year." I said.

　　Shawn, Sean`s little brother beamed at me.

　　"Do you like ice cream?"

　　I smiled, "Yes, I like ice cream."

　　We talked and chatted through out dinner, everything went smoothly, they were really friendly and all, until.

　　"Millie, may we know your quirk? " Mrs. White asked.

　　Sean and the others frowned.

　　"Honey, I don`t think we s-----"

　　"David." The lady said sternly.

　　What was I suppose to say?

　　Sean was really shock as well, he was trying to tell me something through eye contact, but I didn`t get what he was trying to tell me.

　　"I...well..."

　　Mrs.White looked at me eagerly.

　　I bit my lips and shrugged to find the words.

　　"I`m a cripple."

　　Wow.

　　Out of all the proper lies I can make, I chose the most pathetic lie.

　　And the most `honest` one at the same time.

　　Kang*

　　Mrs. White dropped her spoon, Sean and his dad looked at their plates.

　　Shawn looked at me with his mouth open.

　　Wait, am I not suppose to say that?

　　Or...they don`t know that Sean is pretending to be a cripple...

　　"You`re a cripple, and you still have the guts to befriend my son."

　　Yep, I definitely messed up.