AMANDA
In our drive towards the apartment, I tried everything to make Nael smile. I crack all the corniest jokes that I know, sing some of the songs off-key, and even try to persuade him to even smile a bit.
"Amanda, I know what you're doing. I told you countless times that I am alright. You don't need to try hard.''
He said, pulling over the parking lot.
I shut up my mouth and pressed my lips together. It seems like he doesn't want me to bother him anymore.
We already arrived at his apartment and I honestly didn't notice that we're already here.
"If you're okay why do you look like a businessman who went bankrupt? It was you who always remind me to smile and not worry about the things that we can't control. So you also need to do that for yourself.''
I scolded him. He scrunched his
