Shiela 3

Counting numbers from one to three in her mind, she took a deep breath and smiled at Allie, but ignored the other one across her.

"Miss Ferrer, good afternoon. Are you alright?" Allie walked towards her and helped her sit down.

"I'm sorry, Miss Allyza. Something came up on my way here," Shiela replied, but Allie's soft and concerned look cut deep in her heart in a warmth of sympathy that her eyes threatened to shed tears again.

"It's okay, Mr. Yu here and I are just chatting while waiting for your coming," Allie assured him while stealing a glance at the said, Mr. Yu.

"Is he joining us?" she asked, her widened eyes showed both her displeasure and disgust. She knew her question was out of the way and was a sign of disrespect, but seeing him there was just too overwhelming.

Allie looked between her and Mr. Yu before answering. "Do you find it uncomfortable, Miss Shiela?"