Chapter 143: Confessions and Outbursts

On his way back home, Adrian remains immersed in his thoughts and concerns for what is about to go down tonight. 

It is now or never - not only because he had already dragged on his silence for too long, but also because it had been difficult to approach Cassidy these days. This may not be noticeable to other people, but he can tell that she is putting her distance in more than one way.

He had taken note of her skepticism and unease whenever he was getting too caught up in his romanticizing, but for some reason, she never pushed him away despite it all.

'She seems to be merely pretending to be fine by playing along, though...' Adrian quietly brooded as he listlessly stared out to the tinted window of the car that he was riding on at the moment. 

'I'm not sure what hurts more - watching her pretend like that all the time or being the receiving end of her apathy.'

Even then, he hasn't ran out of things to do.