A Ruined Date

Pulling my knees to my chest on the corner of the blanket, I watched Draven sit in complete silence, his face giving nothing away while his thumb scrolled across his phone screen. Beside him, Vera leaned in and tried to feed him another piece of fruit.

“Open up and say ahh,” she cooed in a syrupy voice, acting as if the two of them hadn't just finished a ridiculous fight seconds ago. Swallowing h