Chapter 57

At the end of the day, I have to make a choice, despite wanting to avoid it.

“Isn’t this a lovely place?”

Adam was doing his best to sell the idea of this double date to the rest of us.

But judging from the reactions of Aiden and Alicia, it is clear that they are not too keen on this idea. Aiden's face has become blank and unreadable, his mouth downturned in disappointment; Alicia's eyes keep darting to me before she looks away, her lips turning downwards in a frown. I can only imagine what they think of this suggestion.

I glanced at Adam then smiled at him.

“Yes, it is lovely, Adam.”

He looks at me and all I can sense is an uncomfortable energy in the air, as if a cloud of uneasiness is hovering around us. On the outside, we're just regular buddies but underneath it all there's something more, something I can't quite put into words. It's this heavy silence between us that makes me feel uneasy and unsure of myself. Yet despite my inner turmoil, he give off an appearance that everythin