Life's irony

(ARIELLE'S POV)

At the sound of Jared's voice, Sofia quickly withdrew her hand and swirled around to face him. The coldness in her eyes was now replaced with warmth, and I wondered how she effortlessly switched personalities.

“Nothing Serious. Arielle , here, just arrived and I was informing her how worried we were in her absence,” Sofia said smiling.

“Arielle?” Jared called and hastened his steps, and soon he was in front of me. “You got me worried. Where have you been?”

“Somewhere safe,” I mumbled, avoiding eye contact with him.

“I was so worried when I called Ashley and she said you were not with her. I wanted to call the cops but Sofia suggested we stall a bit. She was really optimistic that you were fine and would return home, and she was right.”

Sofia flashed me a smug triumphant smile.

I stifled a scoff. How blind can Jared be? Sofia’s suggestion was not from a place of concern for me, but because she didn't want him to look for me. But as usual, she had played he