Chapter 46. Bus Seat

It’s the weekend, so Daniella waits for Bree at a mall. “Hello! Bree, where are you?” I asked on the other line of the phone call.

“I’m near, just a few minutes.”

“All right.” And she dropped the call. “I know that meant just a few minutes, Bree. The real meaning was that I had to wait another hour before you arrived.” She went to the second floor of the mall because there was a part with a garden there and only umbrellas on the roof.

She sat down and looked around when suddenly someone sat in the opposite chair with the table between them. Her eyes widened as she recognized who was in front of her. “Mushroom!”

He smiled at her. “How are you?” he asked.

“I’m okay.”

“How about my suggestion? Was it successful?”

“Quite.”

His forehead furrowed. “Quite?”

“Yes, because he seems to know that I’m just acting.”

The man smiled slightly. “That’s a big improvement.”

“How could it be an improvement if he knew right away that I wa