highs to wake herself up from this n

rmured. “I’

on Carlson’s Tinder profile and zoomed in. “Um, I d

some man with blue eyes that saw into her soul, not this short man over here wi

his name even Carlson? It coul

on his face grew and she clenched her hands under the table. No, this was a prank. “You

the hell was he laughing? She grabbed her phone, stared long and hard at the man on

ousin,” he

ed again. His confidence annoyed her. He should be on his knees, grovelling and begging for forgiveness.

take back the words. He lied. He lied about

m

says you’r

nd her milkshake. She should pour it on him and call it a mistak

a wa

y. And when the dumbass finally notic

some dollar bills to pay for her drink, her glare froze Carlson in place when he offered to pay

k she would have laughed this off? He must be out

,” Carlson

she replied,

more stupid question out of him and she would smash his face

the man you’re chatting with l

idn’t matter as much to her like she told him earlier. But for him to blatantly

r showing up,

he waiter approaching their table, she

Stupid Tinde

phone rang. She knew before she picked the call, it was Freya. Leila kept close to

our date?” he

purse from her handbag. It would be a miracle i

ied!

shed past her without so much as a glance in her direction an

I mean, he...he

er full name. She had to do better as a liar sinc

flagged down a taxi. The taxi stopped in front of her, she moved he

kseat of the taxi. She pulled the phone from h

you?” Freya

a

held out a finger to signify patience. Freya was yet

l Gardens. C

est. With a big forced smile, she told

ge there. Shaking her head, she blocked him on all social media platforms. A minute

stop. Her friend engulfed her in a hug and Leila

n the direction of the reception. The wedding was over. “He was ju

re different,”

th flowers and Leila bent before a

il the end o

ried out in hor

aisle divided the tables. Beside the makeshift stage, a band played soothing mu

nd pulled out a chair for her

a smacked her lips and added another layer of red

t friend, Freya whispered, “Some

m. Being single wasn’t the end of

you see them and you might h

her phone, probably chatting with her husband. The place was empt

was one ot

ma

d, his biceps tugged on the material of his suit. He must have felt her eyes on him because he li

otter than Ca

ks warmed, she picked her phone and pretended to type into it. He was fam

her but she didn’t look. Freya adjusted her hair and gown. “How do I look?” Leila gave h

of Freya’s thing. And she was

bottle of wine on her table a

e bride and groom walked in. The man smiled at his wife and she

and she peered from under her l

hair that was constantly falling over his forehead. She wa

laugh. The stranger’s lips quirked like he knew the effect he had on her. Her cheeks warmed, she returne

. A Kelvin. That was odd. It usually took a while for her to get p

nteresting. His display picture didn’t show his face but a t

y belonged to K

she hit the accept button and

vin