“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?

“That was from my folks. They doubt I could be an Uber

I smiled silently.

had to be her family’s precious sweetheart,

born into an elite family, but I

the divorce that

the divorce… The way my parents had fought each other

loved me dwindled even

of weary sadness welled up inside me. Just thinking back on what had happened last night made me

in life, anyway? Everything

suddenly broke through my thoughts. “Oh my God! Girl, you’re naturally beautiful! You’re not even wearing makeup, and here you are, just… glowing! I’m soooo

thoughts and smiled. “Aww, aren’t

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she was trying to lighten my mood more than giving a genuine compliment.

had had a rough night’s sleep! I probably

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

was stunned into silence.

was lying, but her face showed only innocence. There was no hint of ulterior motives in her. She was sunny, guileless, refreshingly candid, and gregarious.

didn’t make me

How odd…

arrived at my home. I collected the payment and handed her 65

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