"It's pretty late, so I can't let you go alone by yourself", Raymond said dismissively.
"It's not got late at all. Plus I am a big girl and I can take care of myself. I will share my Uber trip with you so that you can know about my trip details. You just eat and take rest. That's paramount right now", Akira said and was about to leave the room.
"Can you then at least stay while I eat?", Raymond said and looked up at her.
Akira stood there stupified by his request. She knew he was vulnerable and weak at that instant and so she decided to stand next to him.
"I am sorry for earlier. It was rude of me the way I left", Raymond said, with his head hung low.
"Hey, it's totally fine. You are overthinking", Akira said.
He then looked at the bowl of Mac and cheese and said,
