I want you to be safe

Everything about Thomas Hwang seemed very strange to her at the moment. It was as if he was a different person. This wasn't the Sissy she knew.

Tom had offered to drive them. Unlike his usual chatty self, he was quiet and she could see his knuckles turn pale as he gripped the steering wheel tightly. 

She had wanted to ask earlier about his hand and how come he could suddenly use it well. In fact, even when it was in a cast, he didn't seem like someone who was in pain. But now wasn't the time to ask him that question. 

She had something else in mind.

"Earlier.... who were those guys?" She finally asked the questions that's been eating her up.

Tom turned to look at her briefly before looking  at the road. "My friends."