Chapter 84. The Thin Line

"That bastard! I cannot believe that I swallowed my pride and showed my interest in him. He turned me down. He fucking turned me down," Ellen panted and ranted at the same time storming to and fro every corners in the room, fuming beyond normal and unable to catch her breath. 

  She had never been outrightly rejected by a man in that sort of polite manner, on any of the blind dates that she had gone to. However, it was hard to fathom what she did wrong, that made it even seem like the guy's outlook changed when he turned to see her. She remembered his freezing smile when their eyes first met. 

 'Had they met somewhere before? Does he know her so personally?' 

"I really cannot believe that this date would totally get ruined for you. You probably weren't the woman of his dreams," Emma, who was just ready to leave the house, stood in front of the mirror to adjust her dress. She had replied to her sister in a frivolous tone, peppe