Chapter 149

• I texted Pearl to cancel the ride she had ordered for me before he walked around the car and got in.
• As he started to drive, it was silent, but not the kind that felt heavy or awkward. It was oddly comfortable. Maybe familiar; too familiar for someone I hurt in the past; too familiar for someone I hadn't spoken to in years. We had just met each other again a few days ago.
• I turned to him slowly, and before I could realise it, I caught her glancing at his hands on the wheel. He now had big hands, veiny big hands. He was tapping on the wheel with his Index finger as he drove.