THALIA
I clocked out with a tired sigh, only to be immediately surrounded.
“Hey, Thaliaaa,” Katie sing-songed, leaning against the counter. “So… care to share some tea?”
My forehead crumpled, “Tea?”
Mai inched closer, “She meant, we wanted to know how you and your boyfriend met. You know our town, everyone’s familiar with everyone. So, we knew we hadn’t seen him around. How did you two meet? Did he move in here just for you?”
I chuckled awkwardly. If they learned how we met, they would be terrified.
“We… got introduced by a common friend.” I managed to say, hoping that they'd only think I was awkward and not lying my way out of this conversation. “H-he got a job here, so he just moved so it’ll be closer.”
“Or he got a job here in a town in the middle of nowhere just to be close to y
