"What is it you? I said nobody, didn't I," Ace muttered, his tone defensive as he sidestepped Mandy's question. He retreated from the minibar, making his way towards the dock railing savoring the soothing view.
Mandy trailed behind, her eyes narrowing in suspicion. "So, it was a girl? Someone you like?" she guessed. She knew it was unlikely that a good-looking nerd wouldn't have female friends, unless the school girl's today have developed unrealisticaly high standards.
"You're not going to let this go, are you?" Ace asked, turning to face Mandy and leaning against the railing. Seeing her cute nod, he shook his head in irritation. To get her off his case, he lied with a straight face, "One of my friends shared a funny meme in the group chat, which garnered amusing reactions and reply from the group. That's all."
"What was it?" Mandy questioned, her intuition nagging at her. Ace's story sounded reasonable, but something still didn't feel right.
