The city lights blurred past the window as I sank deeper into the passenger seat, the hum of the engine steady beneath me. I hadn’t planned on getting a ride from him tonight, but the thought of walking home alone in the dark felt worse than climbing into a stranger’s car.He didn’t say much at first..just one hand on the wheel, the other resting lazily by the gearshift, eyes fixed on the road. But every now and then, I caught him glancing at me, like he was sizing me up, weighing something he wasn’t ready to put into words.The silence should’ve felt awkward. Instead, it felt charged, like the air just before a thunderstorm.Then, without warning, he eased the car to the side of the road. My pulse skipped as the tires crunched against the gravel shoulder.“What are you doing?” I asked, my voice sharper than I meant.He exhaled slowly, turning his head toward me. His eyes caught mine in the dim glow of the dashboard lights, steady, unhurried.“Just… needed a moment to cool off.”The w
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