“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?

anything out, the young woman hung up and giggled. “That was from my

I smiled silently.

from her personality–she had to be her family’s precious sweetheart, never

was born into an elite family, but I never

but she had been so consumed by her disastrous marriage and the divorce that

the divorce… The way my parents had fought each other was stressful and ugly for any

away. The number of people who loved me dwindled even

sadness welled up inside me. Just thinking back on what

life, anyway? Everything

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

smiled. “Aww, aren’t you

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pretty sure she was trying to lighten my mood more than giving a

rough night’s sleep! I probably

wasn’t flattering you, sis,” she said suddenly, as if she had read my mind. “I’m being sincere! You’re really pretty. You must have a pretty personality, too! That’s why ‘m giving you a lift!”

stunned into

showed only innocence. There was no

flattery, but it didn’t make me dislike her. In

How odd…

handed her 65 dollars through the window. “Thank you

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