Let's End This Fake Dating!
"We'd better head back. It's quite cold here..." Iris said while glancing at him. "I prefer to stay home and talk with you rather than being in a crowd like this—" Her voice suddenly trailed off when she noticed him looking at her.
"What do you want to talk about?" Xavier asked, returning his gaze to the street ahead, calmly driving the car on the empty road as they headed to his house.
Iris couldn't suppress the questions that had been bothering her lately; she had to voice them. After taking a deep breath, she finally mustered the courage to speak her mind, "Why do you seem so kind to me, even though we're not really dating, Xavier? Maybe you forgot... we are not a real couple; we are just pretending—"
Suddenly, the screeching sound of tires could be heard, and the car abruptly stopped. Iris was shocked, immediately turning her gaze to him. She was too startled by the sudden stop on the dark, empty road.