CHAPTER THIRTY NINE

"Hey Alicia, how are you?"

Tyler's voice is the first thing that greets me immediately I step out of the cab that drops me in front of his studio, which was of course the first place that popped into my mind to go search for Luke.

I just hope he is here.

"I am cool." I reply, looking around the premises. My doubt begins to poke my insides when I don't see any sign of Luke's motorcycle parked around. "Have you seen Luke? Is he here?" I hurriedly rush out the questions.

Tyler shakes his head. "No. He is not here." He corks his eyebrows at me, looking me over, two thin lines creasing at the top of his forehead. "What is going on Alicia? You look. . . . . .tensed."

Tensed is an understatement. He should see how torn apart and messy I look inside.

"It is just. . . . ." I take in a short breath. "I have been searching and calling Luke, but he has not picked any of my calls."

"Yo, what happened between you two?"

I scratch the back of my neck in impatience. "It is a long story Tyler. Please, d