Matthew’s eyes were dark. Even though her words were harsh, his chest felt warm when she leaned into his chest. He felt her tears.
“I’m not crying, I’m just happy.”
Hesper sniffled and tried to force a smile, then got out of his embrace.
Matthew didn’t call her out but instead calmly said, “My plane will be flying out today, so this is all I can do to help. What do you plan to do after this?”
“It’s alright. You’ve already helped me a lot.”
Hesper sincerely thanked him. If it weren't for him, Rickard wouldn’t have let her walk away so easily. So even thought she didn’t have a plan, she wouldn’t want to trouble him any longer.
“I’ll spend some time at my friend’s place and find a stable job.”
“That’s a good plan.” Matthew nodded and glanced at his watch.
His plane would be taking off soon.
“Goodbye.” He turned around and got into the car. Hesper was still smiling and waving goodbye when the door closed.
Matthew didn’t say anything. He could tell that Hesper was just prete
