Trapped by Lies

joined our company. She was enthusiastic and outgoi

iend, David Patel, at a restaurant, chatt

leaving me momentarily bored,

tted Janessa, who h

ky

me, though she seemed unsu

a smile, and she

hed his call, his brow w

eague, Janessa. I've mentioned her

but I failed to notice Da

y are you di

ou know I'm still single, eating an

eet your destined one s

nd leaned in, "Since Janessa i

ugh I couldn't notice it. She watch

deepened, and his demea

Anything wron

ion, David seeme

ust that I can't have lunch

"Are you le

ay, giving me a gentle kiss on

id leave, so

ut she quickly turned back to me with a smil

ne, "Well, he's a busy man. Let's enjoy

casual conversation, Janessa suddenly ask

our or five years. Give or take. We're get

had carefully chosen on

, the diamond spa

ssa remarked, her expr

his long, you got together the ye

rent from the campus. Everything is far

meet?" she asked as I

riends," I

h mutual friends who i

ent on a road trip to A

the matchmaking attempt of our friends, but

ng romantic happen

underestimated the cold of

he temperature was as low

re inadequate

the others' plans, so I urged my friends to

e to find a thick layer

he campsite, except for David

wear these clo

g me some warm,

I felt a flutt

ack to take care of me ins

der the shimm

ng at the stunning lights above, only

. Neither of us pursued the other; we ju

who made the first mov

our relationship, David

cold due to the temperature differ

m a business trip just to m

bowl and fed it to

g this, so it might not t

"It's not bad, but co

en declared with determination, "I'll

d yet warm winter,

seemed lost in thought for a moment befor

sion and asked, "Are you thi

sa no