CLAIRE
“Hello, if you’re a scammer, you can’t scam a person with no money.” I felt dumbfounded by Bryce’s remark right after he picked up my call.
I couldn’t answer for a moment. I was just genuinely wondering if he was just fooling around or if he was serious about his remark.
“Why does it sound like you’re speaking from experience? Have you been scammed before?” I answered after a moment. We didn’t have the chance to exchange numbers. It’s natural that he didn’t have any idea who was calling.
I heard a slight, embarrassed mumble from the other line.
“Claire, it’s you.” He chuckled awkwardly, “About that, I have a colorful backstory you could hear some other time. Sorry, Leilah didn’t tell me she had given you my number. Anyway, it doesn’t matter. Why did you call?” He is still as ch
