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“I thought you would leave without meeting,” Nicholas said as Ryan took a seat next to him. He was well aware of Ryan's feelings about him. It was not that Ryan hated him. Their bond, if there was any, was hard to describe. They acted as if they hated each other but they were not.

“As if I can do it,” Ryan muttered as he poured himself a drink from the bottle Nicholas was drinking from. Everytime they would meet which was often as they always encountered each other in parties and events like this. Although they didn't like each other, they stuck around. Not because they couldn't find anyone but because this unexplainable relationship was better and comfortable for them.

“Why did you leave her alone?” Nicholas asked him. “She looks miserable.”

Ryan scoffed. “And you care about her?”

“Don't you?” Nicholas asked instead. “Each time we meet you preach how I should treat her better. Now, you left your friend in a miserable condition.”

“If she's my friend, then what's she to you?” Ryan as