Cheaters Talk Too Loud
Watching her calm smile, the heaviness Vanessa left behind finally eased.
"I didn't know," I said. "I was irritated earlier. If I offended anything, I'm sorry."
She waved it off. "You couldn't have known. You're from those convenient cities." Then she glanced at me. "Do you still have worries too?"
I froze and turned to her.
Those eyes caught me dead on—and I couldn't find a single word.
I wanted to tell her worries never stop.
When you're young, you grind for money, a car, a place to live—then you still get betrayed by someone you gave years to.