Moments ago...
When Lola left the building and reached her car, she paused upon spotting Silo running toward her from a different direction.
"What are you doing?" she asked. "I thought you left."
"I leftāand then came back!" he shouted as he reached the door opposite hers. "You and I, we need to talk. Like seriously, talk."
She narrowed her eyes. "Silo, if this is about this friendship, noāyouāre wrong. Iām not choosing friendship over my relationship."
He gasped and scrunched his nose. It took a second for her to realize what she had said, and she smiled sheepishly.
"I mean, Iām not choosing my relationship over our friendship," she corrected, but it was too late.
"Lola, even if you want to reassure me, you should at least make it sound believable!"
"Fine, fine. Tsk." She clicked her tongue and sighed. "Just get in."
With that, she slipped into the driverās seat while Silo slid into the passenger side. As they pulled away, he twisted in his seat to face her squarely.
"Lola," he said seriously. "Weāre friends, right?"
"Silo, can you please stop bringing up whether weāre friends or not?"
"I mean, as your longest friend, donāt I deserve to meet your boyfriend?" He hummed, raising his brows. "But then again, even if I am your longest friendāwho stuck with you through all your ups and downs, all your erasāwho am I to ask you to introduce him to me, right?"
Lola rolled her eyes at his guilt-tripping.
"Fine, okay!" He rocked his head dramatically. "Maybe Iām just being clingy, afraid of being left out. Iāll be fine. Itās no big deal. Itās just that my best friend finally has a boyfriend after suffering in this one-sided love all these decades."
He nodded more, talking to himself. "I guess thatās good. My friend finally moved on and opened a new Chapter in her lifeā"
"Fine."
Silo jumped, eyes sparkling. "Really?"
"Yeah," she sighed, resting her elbow on the window. "Just shut up, okay?"
"Okay!" he grinned, patting himself on the back for a job well done. But then he noticed the look on her face. "Whatās wrong now? Did Amala scold you or something?"
Did Amala tell her that Vito is coming?
"Nothing." Lola sighed deeply again. "Itās just... my boyfriend might break up with me later. Nothing serious."
"So soon?"
Her lips quivered downward as she gave him a side-eye. "I know, right?" She whimpered quietly, eyes fixed on the road. "Damn Amala. Couldnāt even let me be happy for at least a full week."
Silo bit his tongue. "Thatās why youāre in this mood, huh?"
"Why else would I be, when I should be over the moon and seeing only the bright side of the world?" She clicked her tongue. "But fine, okay! Letās do it. I mean, Iāll just get to hold the title of finally having my first real relationship, then break up days later. Thatās the fastest relationship on record."
"People sometimes get married and divorce the next day."
She shot him a sharp glare.
"Just trying to comfort you," he muttered.
"Tch." She huffed again. "Damn it."
Silo narrowed his eyes. "Say... your boyfriend. Do I know him?"
"Huh?" she hummed. "What boyfriend? Might as well start calling him my ex."
Now that I think about it...
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