We did not walk hand in hand, but he gave me a semi-hug, gently pushing me to walk by placing his hand in the middle of my back. When we reached the busy road, he raised his thumb and got us a taxi almost instantly.
I was standing silently next to him like a scared rabbit until we entered the car. He held the door open for me in a? chivalry way, then went around the taxi to sit next to me on the back seat. I gave a fake address, not too far from my real home, and the ride began.
“Thank you for all this. Really,” I turned to look at his ice-cold eyes, and left mine lingering for a little too long.
“It’s nothing. I see that you could use some company and a friendly hand,” Mark pointed, but I ignored his ‘friend’ remark as my plans were pretty different.
“Gosh, I feel like my sk
