DANIELLA’S spiteful words lingered longer than Lena had expected, weaving into the corners of her mind like unwelcome visits. She sat silently under the generous shade of a tree in the busy park. Lucian was still beside her, silently comforting her with his presence. Her cheeks were flushed, stained with the faint tracks of tears that had fallen quietly, hidden from the world but no less sharp.
“Hey, young man.” An old lady stopped in front of them, looking at Lucian with anger in her eyes. “If you can’t take care of your girlfriend properly, just give her back to her parents.”
Lucian’s lips parted as he stared at the old woman. “Do you think she’s my girlfriend? Do we look so good together?”
Lena turned to Lucian with her swollen eyes and parted lips. It looks like he has selective hea
