Desperate Distraction

I don’t know where I got the courage to answer him, but I did.

"If I know why you’re here,” I said, “you also know why. We both know why I wasn’t picking up calls, and we both know why you’re here. There, case solved.”

“You think you’re smart like that, huh?”

I smiled, even though I was nervous and scared. “I kind of, um...” I answered back with a smile.

He let go of my chin as he took a step back