Trouble in Paradise
Her voice quivered with emotions as she asked, "Ariana, is it your idea for me to transfer to another college?"
Her sudden question caught me off guard, leaving me momentarily speechless. I opened my eyes, finding Nicholas casually crossing his right leg over his left, seemingly unconcerned about explaining himself.
I made myself seem innocent. "Claudia, why would you even assume that?"
Staring at me, Claudia suddenly exclaimed, "Ariana, why did you change outfits?"
Her surprise was palpable in her eyes. The directness of her question made me feel a twinge of shame as if I was the other woman and had committed some indiscretion with Nicholas upstairs just moments ago.