Mistaken Identity.

e, "Ms. Jones, please don't call me again." Judging by his tone, it seemed like he and Tori had broken up. S

ast few days. I hadn't accepted her request, thinking it was

things wouldn'

ost in thought,

was indeed the "manipula

itially hoping for an apology o

busier, I simply

g and ignoring the call, the

ore me. Rarely smiling, he said, "Alina, don't

bably looked like I was about t

on the phone. Curse

ay off, so I wouldn't hav

jected Tori's call and walked ba

y round face on my hands, enviously watchi

just John and me

't come out o

when the office door opened. John stood in front of

ed blankly, "Isn't thi

"Yes, but not

at did he mean by that? Was this

gree to anything wi

oing then, Mr. Howe? A hote

his throat, "Isn't it a good thing to

was worried there would b

my bag, and foll

iled a taxi. "To the

taking me to the train station to bur

about me? Did

ly asking, "Why are we at the train station? My mom will worry i

ed calling my mom to ask. If she said

was a fair

r the phone, my mom wouldn't

eren't for the chance to find a partner and earn

d as soon as she answered, J

oss of Alina..." He walked away

s unexp

urned the phone to me, l

ession, I had a bad

he phone

eerfully said, "Alina, don't rus

al tone, I was on t

nued on the phone, "Fine, if you don't want me to go, I won't. Ou

s curling slightly, and t

e train station,

back my phone! I hadn't f

train, I w

I wasn't sure if he was serious about

g that my secrets were

cheeky smile, winking at me. My he

smile can b

-was he taking me to confront Tori? Or

ugged into Los Angeles,

ieve this was

You'll find out tomorrow. Let's eat first. Find

med me we'd be staying overnight, and I hadn't prepared anyth

e any of these either, but

, John led me to the

h made it hard for me not to su