The drive home was filled with chilling silence, my leg bandaged and stretched out as much as I could in the available space. My ribs hurt and my arm still throbbed even though it was said that it wasn't broken. I brought out my phone to find something to do, anything other than sitting in the silence and watching trees pass.
But it was then that Luke, who had remained quiet for most of the trip, sat up and rolled his shirt up, revealing his forearms.
“Who was that man Mira? Why was he so important that you left me at the airport…?
I barely glanced up from my phone, instead finding the icons on the homepage extremely exciting for some reason. At that point I just wanted him to keep quiet and leave me the f**k alone, if not for my leg, I wouldn't have minded taking a cab.
And if he tho
