You can hold on if you want to,

  "Um—" Fuck, he’s never going to be able to spit this out. So, he will just change the topic. “How— how are you…—today?”

 "I'm good."     She shuffled the books in her hands,     with a soft smile.    "How are you?"

AU MEME: You’ve been best friends with Luke for years. He’s always had a crush on you, and with the help of the boys, he finally works up the courage to ask you out.

           ”I bet you do,” he said it in an almost singing like tone, basically teasing.

          "....That's what you think. And I'll let you think what you want." She replied, raising a brow at him.

         ”I think it is,” he said with a slight head nod to assure himself. 

           "I don't like you like that, jeez." Oasis mumbled, hiding away her face.

               ”Fine, we leave them then.                  If they don’t want to accept                 the help, then we can’t make ‘em.”

     "Where are we heading?"

             "---What? No!"

      “Alright, I’ll be outside waiting.”

     "There's no point,        too stubborn."

      “Right, follow me then.      Gather the others &      everything you guys can carry.”

    "Alright---    I'll be right back."

          “You’re not the only one, but trust me, alright?          If I meant you harm, I wouldn’t be offering such a thing.          Listen, lady, seriously — I’m not an asshole. I’m the only          one here offering help to the six of you. You should take it.”

      "...Fine."

       ”Yeah, but it won’t last long.        You’re already running low        on food & water. Plus the others—        I know they would like a bed to sleep in         that’s better. You too, ma’am. You should come with me.”

      "I'm...not sure.        There's been an incident,         a few months back,        that makes me wary        of trusting someone        that I don't know."

      “& if you say here there will be none within seconds.      You should all follow me. I have way safer places.       More good — water — & beds, as well. I’m Nick. Nick Ramos.”

     "We've been fine, on our own. We're fine.. Well, nice to meet you Nick."

"Um…can—" A sigh, plain and simple. " Can I ask—um…a weird question?”

     "Uh---Sure."