My trembling hand takes the phone off my ear. Before walking towards Chaz, I force to stretch my lips while showing my teeth. The soft thuds of my sneakers against the floor are overpowered by the loud thuds of my heart beneath my chest. I widen my fake smile the instant he veers his eyes to me.
“Are you done?”
I bob my head, still smiling.
“May I see?” he asks.
Unheedingly, I move away the folder I’m holding and hide it on my back when he reaches for it. My smile vanishes so does the gentleness in Chaz’s eyes. He furrows his eyebrows while giving me a speculative stare.
“What’s wrong?”
As nervousness continues to arise from within, I struggle for something to say. “Uhm…ahh.”
Chaz stands up, his steady eyes not leaving my faltering ones. “Let’s head back to the car if there’s noth
