I looked back to see a tall familiar guy standing right behind me. It was Danish. He was smiling at me, showing his perfect set of teeth. 

"What did you call me?" I scowled at him.

"Shorty," he replied, smirking. 

"I'm not that short. I'm above five feet," I said, crossing my arms. 

"Yeah by what? One inch?" He scoffed. 

I gave him a death stare to which he grinned. 

"You were trying with every fibre of your being just to get a ramen that is not so high. And..." he trailed off. 

"And?" I poked my chin out.

"And you looked kinda cute," he said, chuckling. 

"So?" I snapped.

"So I got the name Shorty for you. Just like you got the name Bozo for me," he retaliated. 

I rolled my eyes at him and turned around to get my ramen. As I was trying again, I felt Danish leaning on me, his chest pressing against my head and taking the ramen I was aiming for. My breath hitched as I felt his muscular chest against my head and his strong cologne hitting my nostrils. I looked at him who was looking down at me and taking the ramen. 

He smirked. 

And that was when I came to my senses. 

I pulled myself sideways and howled, "Hey!"

"Woah woah, chill! I'm just giving you a hand, shorty," he said, stressing the word 'shorty' and holding out the ramen.

I snatched it from his hands and walked past him to the counter. I saw Mrs. Baker sitting there and scrolling through her phone. I placed the ramen at the counter and also the money. 

Mrs. Baker looked at ramen and then at me and asked, "Only one? I thought you said you wanted a few."

"It's fine. I'll be coming tomorrow anyways," I said, smiling timidly. 

"Ok." She nodded her head and took the money and was collecting balance from the cash register.

Just then Danish came and stood beside me, placing a few snacks. I didn't look his way but could feel his eyes on me.

"There you go," Mrs. Baker said and gave me the balance. 

"Thank you." I took the money and the ramen and made my way out.

As I got out, my cell rang. I took it out and Lily's name was flashing on the screen.

"Hey."

"Hey, where are you? Did you get the ramen?" she asked.

"Yeah, I did. I just got out of the store."

"Ok. Come fast. And be careful."

"Yeah, ok. Bye," I said and cut the call.

"Waiting for me, shorty?" I turned my head towards Danish who also got out of the store.

"Waiting? My ass!" I retorted. 

"Yeah, they are really good," he said.

"What?"

"Your ass."

If looks could kill, he would be six feet under already. 

"Come on, it's a compliment. Girls are dying to have a peachy booty like you. Do you workout? Or are you naturally blessed with that?"

I turned my heels and started to walk, ignoring his booty question and leaving Danish at his spot. I didn't even take a glance at him but walked straight towards my home. 

That guy's got some fucking audacity to tell me that. Yeah, he was right about the compliment and all but still. He's surely getting on my nerves. 

I signed as his words were bugging my mind. I reached my home and Lily opened the door. 

"Only one ramen?" Lily asked me as I took off the hoodie. 

"Yeah," I said and walked to the kitchen.

"I was waiting for you to get here. I'll go to bed now," she said.

"Ok," I nodded my head.

Lily went to her room and shut the door.

I started making ramen. I waited for the waiter to boil before adding the seasonings and then the whole disc of dried noodles.  After two minutes, I turned off the burner, put the cooked ramen in a bowl and walked to the dining room. I sat down and took a forkful of ramen. Just when I was going to eat, Lily opened her door and came to the kitchen holding her cellphone, making me look at her with a confused look.

"Andrew just called me asking whether you reached home," she said.

I stretched my neck frontwards with a deep furrow between my brows. 

"How did Andrew know I went out?" I asked.

"He said Danish asked him to call me to check on you," she said, trying to hide the smile that was forming on her lips.

I made an 'O' shape with my lips and began to eat ramen without saying anything. I raised my head to look at Lily who was still standing there with a sly smile.

"What?" I asked with a forkful of ramen in my mouth.

"Nothing," she said, shaking her head vigorously. "Good night!" she said and walked towards her room by taking glances at me on her way.

"Good night!"

As soon as she closed her door, I mumbled to myself. "God, what is wrong with everyone? And why would that guy check on me?"

I keep it juicy juicy, I eat that lunch
She keep that booty booty, she keep that plump
That natural beauty beauty, yeah, yeah
If you could see it from the front, wait 'til you see it from the back, back, back, back, back