Elias's hands gripped the worn wooden table, his eyes locked on his best friend Alex's face. "Did you break up with Maya again? You seemed really upset on the phone."
Alex took a deep breath, his voice barely above a whisper. "I caught her cheating on me."
The café's background noise receded, and Elias's world narrowed and he forced a smile, trying to process the revelation. "Dude, are you okay?"
"That's not the problem right now," Alex had a panicked look on his face.
"Uh, what is?"
"I might have panicked and kissed another guy so I could break up with her."
"You do know you could have used your words, right?" Elias eyed him.
"I know. I was meant to kiss Jess but I didn't realise I had grabbed the wrong person. It was a whole plan... Also I think I might have kinda liked it?"
Elias blinked and stared. Alex's eyes searched his face. Elias blinked and raised a shoulder in a small shrug.
