MARIA’S POV
"Well, I don't know what to say," I whispered to his face, genuinely confused about how to react to the sudden change and offer.
"Look, there's absolutely nothing to worry about. I know you're scared of getting involved with Sophia, but we are just going to be friends, right?" He said, and I gulped.
Now I was in a tight corner. How do I tell him the real reason why I didn't want to take his offer?
Also, with what he just said, I could no longer use Sophia as an excuse because then it would mean I was thinking that something else could transpire between us to get her angry. If I wanted to not make him feel like I was thinking something else, then I knew that I better accept his offer.
“Sophia isn’t my problem,” I whispered to make things clear. He paused for a while before
