MILDRED

THIS OUTRAGEOUS MAN

"No, I don't!" I signed.

Enid's unwavering gaze settled on my face waiting as I rolled the napkin up and down my fingers.

My heart was close to convulsing and my eyes dared not to wander to his face.

He knew I was lying. He could smell lies from a distance not to speak of sharing a table.

He heaved a breath and lifted his phone off the table. I watched his fingers swiped off the image from his screen only then was I able to breathe again. The nasty subject was off. Now I could breathe.

Kissing Enid was in the past now. The future...