Liora’s POV
By the time Gina went to bed, Mina and I were the only two people still awake in the apartment. The television was playing quietly in the background, filling the room with enough noise to keep the silence from feeling uncomfortable, while I sat curled into the corner of the couch with a cup of tea warming my hands.
Mina had been unusually quiet for the last few minutes. She was sitting opposite me with her legs tucked beneath her, scrolling through her phone without actually looking particularly interested in whatever was on the screen. Every now and then, she would glance up at me, hold my gaze for a second, and then return her attention to her phone.
I noticed the third time she did it.
“You have something you want to ask me, don't you?” I said with a small smile.
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