Swallowing his pride, Patrick forced a tight smile and put his car in reverse. He turned around and took a longer route to the parking area, each minute ticking away like a bomb set to explode.
His heart pounded with a mix of anger and stress—anger at the girls for their cruel indifference, and stress because he couldn’t find an empty parking spot in a packed parking lot . After what felt like an eternity, Patrick finally spotted a car pulling out of a space.