A Stranger's Help

The notification sound from Mason's phone broke the cold silence, stiffening the air in Sonia's car as she drove away from her neighborhood. he glanced at the screen and saw another text message from Haley, who asked if he had a date since he tested her he would be late and was assisting a friend at a party. He responded to her last message, then slid his finger across the screen and set his phone to silent. He averted his gaze to the windshield, his eyes gliding past several buildings and streets that he wasn't familiar with, and he wondered how big this city was.

"I am sorry for my security guard behavior," Sonia said, breaking the silence and dragging his eye to the side of her face. “I didn't know what happened between you two, but I could tell you don't like that much,” she added.

Mason redirects his gaze to the road with a smile. “If he wasn't a douchebag, he would have been a good security guard,” he replied, and his response was assisted with silence, and he could tell she was