'Why am I here?'
Ezra thought with dread, his stomach twisting the longer the carriage kept moving.
The quiet felt suffocating, like every second stretched just a little too long, giving his thoughts too much room to spiral.
He somehow found himself in Alyce's carriage with Lior, on their way back to his house.
Somehow.
He still didn't know how that happened.
Alyce had somehow convinced Ezra to let her bring him to his house because she wanted to speak to him privately.
And the worst part?
He didn't even remember agreeing properly.
'Why does she even want to talk to me? We barely know each other.' Ezra thought nervously, his fingers curling slightly against his sleeve as he sat across from her, trying not to look too stiff.
Then his heart stops in realization.
'Does…' Ezra glances at Alyce, who was still smiling, staring outside her window, looking completely at ease, like there was nothing strange about this situation at all. '…she know I like Helios?'
