TYLER'S POV
“Ashley invited me to dinner tomorrow,” Hope told me as we exit the restaurant. “I agreed. After dinner, I’ll visit my mother.”
I turn around, eyes broadening as I heard the anomalous but pleasant news. Since I laid my eyes on Hope’s mother, I could not help but realize she was not falsifying her compassion. There must be a story which had yet to be shared.
“I can be there for you.”
“I want to talk to her privately. You’ve already done so much for me.” She flashed me a gratified smile.
We were still in the west of town and had been promenading for the last hour, observing as the firmament darkened into a pool of caliginosity, a starless night. Still, this side of town was coruscating with flamboyant colours. The streets were illuminated with radiant light through windows a
