Chapter 17
I stare at Amilia’s phone number since this morning after breakfast. I couldn’t have the heart to break the news to her. She was so excited yesterday.
And now I have to ruin those expectations.
Fuck. I really don’t have a choice.
I gathered enough courage to finally swipe her phone number. A few rings later, her voice followed.
“Dylan, hi!” Her soft angelic voice rang through my ears.
The two are such polar opposites. s**t. It’s so inappropriate to compare them but I couldn’t help it and I don’t even know why.
“Ugh, hi.” There’s hesitation as I speak. “Ami, listen, can we take a rain check tonight? I have a sudden emergency with my… other job.”
“Oh.” She responded dejectedly. There was a short pause before she replied. “It’s okay. We can do it another time then.”
“I’
