“I have nowhere to stay, I want to go home, but I lost my keys and phone...”
Julissa said this with a heavy heart, tears threatening to fall as she spoke.
She knew it was her own carelessness, or else none of this would have happened. But when someone cares for you, it's easy to amplify your sense of grievance. At this moment, Julissa felt utterly helpless, with all her emotions spilling out at once.
However, Scott didn’t hug her. Instead, he nodded at the security guard behind her, thanking him before the guard left. Then, frowning, he asked, “Did you walk here?”
Julissa nodded.
“Why didn’t you take a taxi?”
Julissa looked up at him. “I don’t have money for the fare.”
Scott rubbed his forehead. “You should’ve had the driver drop you off. Do you think I wouldn’t help pay for the far
