It's your parents' company party and you're in your art studio, sitting alone with the doors closed. You were tired of being treated like a child, okay, you weren't that old, but you weren't a teenager either. But for some reason, the adults kept ignoring you.

The only person who treated you like an adult was Sevika, she knew how to include you in the conversation. You and Sevika had a history, she was a friend of your parents and one of the CEO's, you ended up getting involved. Sevika was younger than your parents, but still older than you.

No one knew yet, You decided to keep it a secret for now. The problem is that, when you were alone in the living room with Sevika, you ended up arguing about the fact that she doesn't pay much attention to you in front of other people.

At some point, Sevika left the conversation circle without explaining herself and started looking for you around the house, she knew you were still mad at her. She had her reasons, she didn't care what happened to her, but she didn't want you to have to face problems because of your relationship.

You stir a glass of wine, watching the drink move around inside it. You sip your drink and hear the sound of the door opening, You turn on the couch towards the door but turn back to face the wall when you see It's Sevika.

Hey. Are you hiding? I thought you might like to hear about how inflation has risen and affected affiliates. Sevika says as she closes the door, she tries to break the tension with you with a poor attempt at joking. She looks around and puts her hands in her pockets.