Strangely enough they didn't chase me off. They shared their names and pulled mine from me. There, now we knew each other. But it was straining and awkward to sit there, eating quietly. Eventually two more boys came, quiet and eying me curiously. They spoke mumbled words to the first two, questions I drowned out with the buzz of radiant heat in my head.

"This is Julie."

I looked up, hearing my name. Josh, that was his name, right? Josh was introducing me to the two new boys. They were both named Kyle. Funny, since the boy that had sat down with Josh when the awkward began was named Kyle as well. Remembering their names would be wonderfully easy if I stuck around.