Ari stopped next to Dolphus. The situation was completely hopeless, there was no was he wasn’t going to notice her face growing redder by the second. If only she could hide her emotions like the boy. How could she have gotten herself into such an embarrassing situation?
“Thank you, Al- Dolphus.”
Her face burned with a new force. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. They aren’t even alike. How could you mistake him for-
Idiot
She started frantically looking around, desperately looking for something else to cling onto. Oh. They made it to the clearing.
She looked over at Dolphus: “Oh right you don’t-” She was thrilled to get a chance to change the subject. After doubtfully eyeing the forest for a couple of seconds, she pointed in a direction. “There. We came from there. I… think.” She smiled and let out a nervous laugh. She wasn’t the best at directions.
As they carried on, Ari continued, desperately wanting to fill in the awkward silence: “Who is this Alexis he talked about? Your… captain?” At this point Ari managed to almost return to normal, only small awkward notes present in her voice.