{Carl}
"Since you want to leave. I'll drop you."
I offered as he took her hand and led her back to the car.
"You don't have to take the trouble, Sir. I can manage." She protested.
"Keep quiet and just stay put." I placed a finger on her lips to shut her up.
"Sir..... It's...Um...
"How many times do I have to tell you not to call me Sir, Huh?
"My name is Carlos," I said with an amused smirk as he reached out for the handle of the door. "And you can choose to call me Carl."
She hesitated for a moment and took her hand from him before she slipped inside. I watched her carefully for a second. Her expression was still guarded but there was something different about her.
Was that sadness?
I turned around, putting my hands in my pockets as the car drove into the highway.
"Where ar
