Chapter 68: Ruined portrait

Genevieve's POV I dropped my tray on the table laughing out loud at a joke Andrea made after getting our food from the counter. We each took our seats but there was one empty seat left. It was meant for Matt. Jade and I kept quiet as she stared at it for a while. She looked back at us with a forced smile. "I'm fine guys. No need to stare at me like I'm about to die from a disease," she said with an eye roll. "Aside from Matt, who is the other scholarship student?" I asked curiously and also tried to change the moody atmosphere. I had never heard of or seen the other student. We all only knew Matt. "Why are you curious all of a sudden?" Jade asked. I was about to respond when I noticed the sudden silence of everyone in the cafeteria including Jade and Andrea. I scrunched up my nose in confusion. "What..," I paused when I saw Owen taking the empty chair next to Andrea and dragging it beside me. He sat with a smile. "Hi," he muttered. "Hey," I replied with a smile. We stared at each other