Hoping for the best.

"So, what's your plan? You ain't gonna call your friends and family?" Eric curiously asked as the atmosphere seemed right to ask such questions and to get to know more about her.

"Nah, my friend is busy in a different party so I celebrated with my colleagues in a restaurant instead. And my family...well, they are a bit busy nowadays so we couldn't be together this year." She vaguely answered the latter part and quickly turned the tables by asking him the same question.

"My family?...they are quite busy as well, buisness parties you see." He said while dodging the eye contact. It wasn't a complete lie but he still didn't wanted to arise any suspicions within Ayana's mind.

"Then...you didn't celebrated Christmas eve?" Ayana curiously asked demanding for him to look at her as she sensed something was being hidden from her.