C37 What do you mean by that?

IRA

"Not really," I said to the young girl who immediately took a seat beside me.

I didn't speak a word to her, and instead focused on my meal, desperate to get out of the hall and find Mia before it got too dark.

"My name is Billie," the young girl said to me with her head buried in her food.

I skipped a beat to swallow my food before finally speaking. "I am Ira," I responded