ARIA
I walked away from them with my shoulders tight and my head buzzing, my heels tapping softly against the pavement as the restaurant lights faded behind me. I did not turn back because if I did, I knew I would stop, and I did not understand what I would even say. What was wrong with those two?
I pressed my lips together as I walked, replaying the dinner in my mind, the sharp smiles, the strange pauses, and the way the air felt heavy whenever Luca and Savon spoke to each other. Was that how friends talked? Was that how men joked when they had history together? It did not sound friendly to me. It sounded like something else, something edged and restless, something that made my skin prickle even though I did not understand why.
I shook my head slightly, telling myself I was overthinki
