Chapter 55

At about eight o’clock, Lilia sits in the car with Damion kissing Brent goodbye and waving to the rest of the people. Then, they start driving. Five minutes into the drive, Lilia says, “Damion, I wanted to talk to you about something.”

Initially, Lilia had thought that she would talk to him once they reached the University campus, but then she decided that maybe it would be less awkward and difficult if Damion is not looking at her directly. Lilia looks at him and his eyes are fixed on the road.

“Go ahead,” he says.

“Um- I just wanted to clarify something.”

This is more difficult than she had thought.

“The thing is that yesterday night, about the same time that it’s now, what happened between us. I just wanted to say that it was an in-the-moment thing. It meant nothing. I hope you don’t think badly of me because of it.”

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Damion had braced himself for everything Lilia had just said, but it still hurt. It hurt knowing that it did not mean anything to her. Keeping his voice as casual as