Handsome Stranger.

  “Umm… so how’s everything with your mom and sister?” Erika asked feeling a bit awkward by the cool silence in the car as she showed up bright and early the following morning to offer the dazed-out teen a ride.

   “Huh? Oh, they’re fine. Mom’s doing okay, all things considered.” Jeremy answered frankly, reaching into his pockets for his mobile, quickly distracted by some sort of message prompt on his device.

   Looking at his actions, Erika felt a bit strange wondering what had suddenly happened to him, it was quite unlike his usual attentive pestering. He barely glanced at her despite being mere inches apart, even her fingers felt lonely without the warmth of his hands that seemed slightly rough and definitely bigger than her tiny digits.

   Uncle Sam, sitting behind the driver’s wheel was no doubt just as puzzled. ‘Did the youngsters get into some kind of lovers quarrel?’ He tried racking his brain for any memory of a bit