Chapter 71

“Well, it was long enough on my end. While you were keeping him company, I was busy hanging out with his brother. Now that was a weird experience. Point being, we haven’t really spoken lately, and now I’m here somehow.”

“I don’t think I like it,” she grumbled.

“Well, that’s just it. I don’t know why I’m here, but I do know that it happened when you were looking at her.” He pointed to the young woman in the terminal. “Look at her body language. Does it remind you of anybody?”

In fact, it did, but Lily bit her lip. The girl was in her late teens, but her eyes were weary. There was the hint of a shadow below her eyes, covered up with foundation and too much mascara, and the way she sat made her look tiny between her two chaperones. Her eyes were glossy, almost like she was drugged or had simply given up on life.

“Wonder what her story is. I can’t ask, though, because I’m just a manifestation of your subconscious.”

“You would be far less annoying as a crick