'What is he doing here?' thought Alicia.
Her heart raced as she recognized the man standing outside. It was Mr. Adrien Archer. Of course, he'd have a gun. The man's a cop—a senior at that.
"Do you know him, Alicia?" she heard her mother ask, snapping her out of her bubble of thoughts.
"Uh... yes. Yes!" She exclaimed, opening the door wide and gesturing for Adrien to come in.
Adrien gave a confused look, and so did her mother.
"He's related to the topic we were to speak about, Mom," she said as she patted his back, faking a laugh.
"What does he get to do with your bike?" Mrs. Anderson was still confused. Seeing her daughter closer to the man didn't seem to look fine in the eyes of hers.
Adrien's eyes widened at the mention of it, but he composed himself. "What nonsense are you blabbering?" he questioned, gazing right into Alicia's eyes.
"Why don't we continue this conversation over dinner?"
