The café Andrew chose was not their regular one at the university campus. It was quiet, tucked away in a corner street, the ambience different from the casual one Lana had gotten used to.
She sat near the window, fingers wrapped loosely around the cup of coffee she hadn't touched- she really didn't feel like coffee but only ordered it because she felt weird sitting in an unfamiliar space alone without any company.
Her heart felt unsettled, though she couldn't explain why. She'd told herself this would be fine, normal even. She was just meeting Andrew. Whatever it was going to be about, it was still them just talking. Andrew was her best friend so no matter what things could be about, everything would be fine and back to normal in the span of seconds.
But the moment he walked in, something in the air immediately shifted.
"Hey," he greeted, sliding into the chair across from her. He gave a small smile- one that didn't quite reach his eyes. "You're early.
