Fifty-Four

Sometime around ten, Olivia and Asher left the house. "You think Maya was pretending about her headache?" Olivia asked as they settled into the car.

"Well, she's never really been intellectually inclined, just fashion and good vibes. In fact, I bet she's the biggest girl in this city,"

"Unofficially," Olivia said

"Titan puts a leash on her these days, she used to roll around with the movers and shakers, the big boys, go on endless exotic trips and luxury shopping sprees, well, it's an enviable life," Asher said maneuvering the car out of the compound and focusing squarely on the road.

"But your life is just as enviable," Olivia pointed out. "Just like Maya, you have seen the world as well,"

Asher was shaking his head even before she finished speaking. "It's not the same thing, Maya has mostly seen luxury. I've seen wars, hunger, strife, pain, and oppression. And all of it is ugly,"

"But whenever you talk about your life, you make it sound adventurous and fun; you don't make it sound