He waited for her to answer soon. While he waited she remained silent and spoke nothing after that. Tension filled the air. She picked up her courage to answer, “I-“. “Are you hiding anything from me?” he dropped the bomb at the worst time. Her heart flew out of her chest for a second. “No, why would I be hiding anything from you?” she stuttered, her voice shaking. “I’m not hiding anything from you at all.” She wiped away the sweat forming over her forehead with her sleeves. “Are you alright?” he asked, his voice full of concern in it. “Ah, yes. I am alright. No need to worry.” “Oh, great.” He sounded a bit disappointed but there was nothing she could do about it. “I couldn’t blurt out that his friend is my ex.” “Gosh, why am I always getting myself into these situations