Chapter 28 Not Your Strongest Soldier

"Do I look like a matured woman?" Ashianna asked out of nowhere. I can say she's feeling a bit self-conscious.

I was cruising in my car, one hand on the steering wheel, the other hanging out the open window.

Guess, the words of that woman at the boutique still lingered in his mind.

"Sort of..." I said honestly. She looks elegant and mature for her age, wears fancy old-money dresses. And I feel like we’d match if people saw us together.

She looks satisfied with my answer.

I fell silent for a beat. Then I remembered we hadn’t eaten yet.

"Kakain tayo sa labas o drive thru na lang? Bilhan natin si Manang?" I asked.

She glanced at me. And then she holds her answer for a moment, "drive thru na lang..."

I nodded. Her crisp answer shifted the air inside the car. I was about to ask what was wrong when her phone rang. It was Kalie, her classmate. Then Kalie added Vance on their video, followed by another friend I didn’t know. They chatted casually as I ordered food at the drive-thru.

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