side of the building. The man sti

d her throat and gla

et go of her ha

along." Diana offe

your name?" The man inqui

offered her hand

Lucas." He shook her hand with his

replied, crinkling her nose. L

ould be someone's knight in

tretch--" S

to talk to.' Dia

. Have a good night."

ped her. "Can I ad

on. It allows you to call, text, video call, send stickers

d at the man in front of her, conte

e was no harm

She doesn't have an obligation t

one from her handbag. Opened a

ing? I can drop you

n't feel comfortable riding in a

. "But isn't it the same

got a poin

d her GPS to her roommate so she knows h

n. Sorry to

phone a few times to w

ious. That was actu

ed the doo

out to open the door for him when his boss opened the door for a

to Diana in t

addr

hem her de

iet. Diana couldn't think of any

retending to have a boyfriend? On top o

r compared to hers. His long fingers are not tapping his knee, while his other hand holds his phone, scrolling. The brightness from his phone illuminates his facial features. Long eyelashes, perfect eyebrows pressed together into a frown

n humiliation. Her hands-on her thighs clenched into fists, the whites on her knuckles could be seen. If

attention to her after reading the e-mail h

like dumping cold water on her body,

e stammered. She bit her lip, tr

e situation earlier, he could guess that

uld I help her with my own capacity?.. A job? What does she even do? But does she reall

would even need he

ess card, which she took and kept inside her ha

Perhaps I'll be of help in some

w could this man assure m

seriously. They were still

a sense of assurance when her

mply unim

to be disappointed in the end. Tonight was only a passing enc

already thinking of hiding under her blanket and smothering her flushed face with her pill

at the end of her wits with their crazy

d acknowledge was the desire she felt at that moment. Desire that she never felt with anybody el

car dro

s door, her phone rang. S

tarted, stammering. Her anger could be

teeled