The engine of the car thrummed to life, revving and purring as it sped down the highway.Yet, at some point, Lin Na could hear faint clanks and clinks inside the compartment.
" Are you sure the car's supposed to sound like that?" Lin Na anxiously asked.
" I'm sure it's fine," Raven dismissed the question, waving her hand as she chuckled," Charles owns it."
" Well that does nothing to reassure me, because Charles never sends his car to the workshop - he always uses the train! I bet that thing has been collecting dust in his garage. " Lin Na scoffed.
" Then let's pray that it won't break down in the middle of the road."
Silence resumed, and Lin Na looked outside the window - admiring the stretch of fields that surrounded them.
" So what did he say?" Raven asked her, breaking the silence. Her eyes remained on the road as she gripped the steering wheel, lounging against the leather seat.
" Who?"
" Erik. Charles said that you've been spending some time together," a sly smile painted its way across her lips.
Lin Na looked away, trying to hide the dust of pink against her cheeks," Not much. Just, small talk."
" Didn't seem like small talk to me," Raven gestured at her embarrassment,"Did he do anything you didn't want him to do?"
Her last sentence turned serious, and she lowered down her sunglasses to look at her for a moment.
" Oh no ! He's been nice, really nice. Quite the gentleman, a bit straightforward, and -"
" Cold," Raven added, and she could see her roll her eyes behind the black shades.
" Yes," she chuckled," a bit cold and distant. But I'm sure he has his reasons, Charles said that he'd been through a lot."
" I can tell," Raven murmured.
Suddenly, her mind drifted towards the way that he had titled her chin upwards and caressed her jaw, and how she could still feel the heat of his fingers and words against her nape.
" Kleine Maus."
A shiver slithered down her spine.
Without warning, she felt the car spontaneously lurch forward, followed by a clamorous thud against the hood of the Chevrolet. Smoke filtered through the cap, and the car skittered before coming to a halt.
