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Aside from her brief greeting to us, Sonya didn't stay long and left.
"Did you date her?" Zia asked me when Sonya was no longer in the restaurant.
"No. Carlos played her knight in shining armor back in our university days. She looked different then. Typical nerd with big eyeglasses and old-fashioned clothes. She didn't care about her appearance, so the girls on campus would always tease her. Then one time, she was caught by a group of popular girls at school. They were making fun of her. Carlos happened to pass by, and he was sick of it, so he told the girls to back off."
Zia looked surprised. "I know he’s a nice guy, but wow."
I frowned at her. "Really?"
Zia laughed and pinched my cheeks. "Don’t tell me you’re jealous. That was just a compliment because Carlos deserved it. Don
