Chapter 6: Broken Date

Zofi has been staring at the colorful cotton candy for a few minutes now.

"Are you feeling guilty too?" Billie asked.

"I feel bad for her. I didn't know she liked you that much," Zofi said.

The two sit on the bench near the Ferris Wheel. The amusement park is full of young people like them who probably have not yet entirely moved on from being kids.

"We could've enjoyed the rides with her. I feel her loneliness," she said.

"I know. And considering the mission that we've done for others, I feel I abandoned her," he said.

Zofi pats Billie's back.

"Don't be so hard on yourself. It's not your fault if you don't feel the same way for her," she said.

"There's too much going on inside my head this past week," he said.

"I haven't been a bother to you lately so besides the situation with Saatchi, what else has been bothering you?" Zofi asked.

Billie becomes quiet.

"C'mon, tell me," she said.

Billie sighed. "Cindy hasn't returned my calls or messages this entire week," he said.