“Sorry. I came here in a hurry and didn’t manage to grab my phone,” I admitted.

“Ha, no problem! I haven’t even started the app yet. You can pay me once you’re home,” she replied generonty

I was honestly pretty surprised by that.

I gave her the address as she entered it into her car’s GPS. The car smoothly steered out of the parking lot and onto the driveway.

Her phone rang after a while. She connected it to her Bluetooth earphones,

“Hello? Oh, yeah, I left. Mm–hmm. Just call your own driver!

“Why? Well, something happened! I didn’t have time to inform you, but trust me, you’ll love it once I tell you a home.

“For real, no cap. Anyway, can’t talk–driving! Byeee!”

I glanced at the rear–view mirror instinctively.

Was I hallucinating? A young, lean man stood by the roadside where we had just left.

The morning rays illuminated him, bringing warmth to his cool, collected demeanor. His presence seemed to purify the air and silence the noise around him.

He looked almost ethereal.

He had his phone pressed to his ear. I couldn’t see his face clearly from this distance, but something about him felt familiar. Had I seen him before?

and giggled. “That was from my folks. They doubt I could be an Uber driver, so here I am, proving them

I smiled silently.

tell from her personality–she had to be her

was a far cry from my life. I was born into an elite family, but I never received any warmth or affection from my parents.

loved me, but she had been so consumed by her disastrous marriage and the divorce that most

had fought each other was

passed away. The number of people who loved me dwindled

thinking back on what had happened last night

there in life, anyway? Everything felt

Girl, you’re naturally beautiful! You’re not even wearing makeup, and here

smiled. “Aww,

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lighten my mood more than

rough night’s sleep! I

said suddenly, as if she had read my mind. “I’m being sincere! You’re

stunned into

but her face showed only innocence. There was no hint of ulterior motives in her.

flattery, but it didn’t make me dislike her. In fact, I found myself liking

How odd…

my home. I collected the payment and handed her 65 dollars

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