Act normal, I screamed to myself internally. Act fucking normal, Sofia!
I sighed to myself angrily, because my throat suddenly felt so dry, that I couldn't get any words out. I couldn't believe my ears. Nobody ever asked me to come out with them, nobody ever made this effort with me...
"It's okay if you don't want to!" Lucy reassured quickly. "We don't usually ask because you seem so closed off. You keep to yourself so much."
I could feel my heart drop inside of my chest as she said this.
"I've never actually seen you speak to anybody in the office. You always just sit here on your own. We just assumed you like your privacy."