Chapter 5

"A beautiful name."

It wasn't anything much, but something about the way he said it made her feel even more embarrassed. She raised her hands to touch her cheeks that were increasingly getting hotter. But when they met with warm bare skin, the panic set in, freezing her in her place.

'My mask!'

'How could I forget!'

The hectic events up until now made Aria completely forget about the mask that she had almost made a part of her skin.

'Did he see?' That was the only question running through her mind. 'He must have. What would he think of me now? He must be disgusted.'

Her panic was rising with every passing second, but the silver haired man's next question diverted her attention.

"Will you tell me? How you ended up in the pond?"

"What?" Aria asked dumbfounded.

"Will you tell me, how you ended up in the pond, Aria?" He patiently asked again. It was like he never witnessed her panic attack just now.

'Did he really not see?' She thought in disbelief. But how can that be possible when, without her mask, it was in plain sight. That was...