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Esther had lied blankly to the face of his somewhat drunken father and snuck out to meet the one and only Demi.
Demi didn't even have to put any effort into sneaking out, unlike Esther. Esther was jealous, to say the least.
A dark night it was, with stars visibly bright and shining. They held Esther's attention while he puffed on a cigarette.
"It's a beautiful night tonight, isn't it, Esther?" Demi grinned, looking up to see exactly where Esther was looking. "The stars have you quite captivated."
"Hm ..? Oh, yes. I suppose so." Esther shuddered, obviously holding in a cough. Demi smiled, staring at Esther, analysing his every move.
"You suppose?" "Mhm."
Silence.
"Esther, is something on your mind?"
Esther looked back at Demi. Esther took a puff of his cigarette, yet again, trying to hide his lungs' obvious weakness. "..I guess. It's embarrassing, though." Demi fixed his slightly askew bow, keeping his same weird smile. "Ahaha, really? Well, go on." Esther narrowed his eyes.
"Well, it's just, er.., well.. My father went out with a lady tonight. It's Valentine's Day tomorrow, right?" He coughed, and Demi had to pat him on the back to make sure he didn't die.
Demi nodded.
"Well, I thought too much about it, that's all. I suppose it was like, "I wish I could go on a date on Valentine's Day, too." Don't give me that look; I know it's... silly."
Truth be told, Demi's expression didn't really change. He just looks like that.
"Is that so?" "Yes. May I have another cigarette, Desdemona?" "You'll get addicted." "Fine."
Silence again.
"In that case," Demi tapped the ash from his cigarette, "Do you want to go on a date with me on our day off tomorrow?"
".. Huh?" Esther dropped his own cigarette on his dress pants, burning himself a little.
"You heard me, right? And you should pick that up, you're going to get burnt."
"A date? Like, ah.. ouch.. um, sure... " Esther was painfully awkward.
"Do you not want to?" "Y-yes, I do! Just, well.."
........
Esther stood up and moved to sit beside Demi. "Is this alright?" "Don't be so stiff, Esther. Ahaha!"
"How do you know I have a day off tomorrow?"
"Ahaha.. either way, you better make it work if you want that date."
"Urgh, give me that."