"Millicent, why are you so quiet? Am I that scary?" Elio asked as he drove.
Elio felt that Millicent was always quiet when she was with him, but she was very chatty when she was with Irene. Was he really that scary? He felt a little upset.
"N-No, how could you be scary?" Millicent answered quickly. She was afraid Elio would misunderstand.
"I like you. How can I be afraid of you?" Millicent could only keep this to herself.
"Is that true? Then why do I feel that you treat me differently from the way you treat Irene and Edward?" Elio asked bluntly. He felt that they were quite similar, able to speak whatever was on their minds.
"How could it be the same?" Millicent blurted out. Immediately after, she thought she responded too quickly and regretted it.
They were at a traffic light now, s
