CHAPTER 7 - Somewhere In Seattle

  I’ve been staring at the lights flashing from the tail light of this car in front of me for half an hour now. I am now stuck in this heavy stressful carmageddon under this stupid rain. I buried my head into the steering wheel, “Why now?” I exclaimed to myself while imagining Sied’s furious face and his parents’ mocking stare.?

  I sighed as my mobile phone vibrated from the passenger’s seat. Now what? I have to listen to his scary voice, too? The car in front of me began to move so I wore my bluetooth earpiece and answered the call with my breathy voice, “Hey! I’m sorry Sied, I was stuck in this stupi-”

  But before I could finish my sentence, “Hey, Ava. The dinner’s cancel. My parents have to go to a council meeting in Parish Church,” he said in a hurry as if he’s running the race. His voice is unstable. My heart leapt with the good news he shared, my smile widened and suddenly the heavy feeling was lifted.?