ARIEL’S POV Fred had already left the building, probably to attend to something personal. I was standing in front of the building, waiting for Charles who pulled over in front of me. “Hello, beautiful damsel! Are you ready?” He had a smile on his face, and I had to force myself to reciprocate. “Hop in. I promise that you will have the best time in the world.” Charles seemed so certain, but I was only going on that date with him for obvious reasons. I got into his car and put on my seatbelt as soon as I remembered how fast he drove the last time I was inside his car. He got distracted staring at me so many times, and I hoped that he was not going to run into any of the fast-moving cars in front of us. “Why are you so quiet, Diana? What’s going on inside your head?” He asked, turni

