Ava's POV I was quiet. I didn't know what to say. I think he said it during the time that we had dinner but something inside me thought that he was actually joking about it. I didn't take him very seriously then. “How?” I found myself asking, shifting from leg to leg, but I still didn't leave his arms. He tightened around me. “After I left the orphanage, I got caught up in a bad crowd and they were the only ones who took me in to take care of me then, because I was not even up to eighteen when I left so it was quite hard to survive.” He started. “What they asked for seemed to be simple at first. Nothing serious. Just for me to do some simple duties and I would be allowed to finish high school with them paying my fees and I would also have a roof over my head and food in my stomach. So, I did join them.” I pulled away from him a little bit and looked at him. Even in the darkness of the elevator, I could still see the outline of his face and the sharpened eyes of his. Without thin
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