I swiftly floated over to the two and hovered in front of them with my tray. "Hey," I greeted with my voice still in that miserable tone. "May I sit with you guys?"

"Sure!" they both exclaimed happily and both gave me big grins. I sat down in front of them and just stared at my uneaten food, trying not to make eye-contact.

"Isn't your name Carrie?" the orange fish asked with an arched eyebrow.

"Yeah," I simply replied.

"I'm Darwin! I'm a pacifist!" Darwin introduced joyfully.

"Uh-huh," I replied, not returning the same enthusiasm. "Haaaah…" I exasperated, continuing to look down at my tray.

The two friends looked at each other.

"Do you like being miserable?" asked Gumball like it was a normal conversation starter.

I flipped my bang and looked up at him, saying without missing a beat. "Yes. Being miserable is the feeling I have every day."

"You should go to your happy place. You won't be miserable there," Darwin suggested with a big smile.

I sighed for the umpteenth time today. "Whatever."

I felt so sorry for myself as I watched the two eat and look so happy munching away on their food. I knew I would never have happiness in my life. I would never have a "happy place."

I would just have misery.

Gumball soon looked at me with sudden sparkly acceptance in his eyes. I guess he sensed my gloominess because he smiled warmly at me, outstretching his arms. "Aww… Carrie needs a hug…" he cooed as if he was talking to a baby.

My eyes grew wide at the word 'hug' before he quickly reached across the table and wrapped his arms around me into a soft hug. My eyes grew even wider in shock. The side of his face was closely against mine, and it had felt so warm as I could sense his heart beating against my chest.

"Aww…" Darwin cooed, his eyes glowing whilst posing in a cute manner. I knew Gumball couldn't feel my heart betraying me as it began skipping beats, like some kind of fluttery feeling inside of me while he was hugging me.

Suddenly, I remembered how in the park how a girl/boy would give another girl/boy an affectionate hug and they would start smiling and giggling whenever they pulled away with those lovey-dovey goo-goo eyes.

To me, that was the dreaded Stage 1 of Falling in Love.

I slightly gasped at the thought and told Gumball to stop hugging me and pushed him off of me. Gumball fell back down at his spot at the table, completely confused, but his expression was quickly shifted into a joyous one as he began laughing hysterically, Darwin laughing right along with him.

Now it was my turn to be confused. "W-what's so funny?"

Gumball continued to laugh, tears prickling at the edge of his eyes. "Look at your face!" he chortled.

I reluctantly placed my hands on my cheeks and gasped in surprise.

My face was warm. Very warm.

Was, was I…blushing of all things? I kept squishing my face, trying to come up with any other possible explanation in my head, but that was the only conclusion I was left with.

I was blushing!

Why was I blushing!?

Oh my gosh, Carrie blushed!

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