Taming the shrew

“Hi, Elen. Did you finish your dinner?” Jo appeared at the door from the corridor.

It looked like she was ready for the photo session. She was dressed comfortably in black leggings, a loose white T-shirt and a big beige hoodie.

“How are you, Jo? I am done, but it’s still too early to go to the sports club.” Elen tried to convince her. She wouldn’t mind having another portion of Matthew’s chocolate cake with ice cream; she just kindly waited for an offer of an extra piece.

“I need to be there as soon as possible.”

“As far as I know, there is kickboxing training and some defence courses before the kendo one. We won’t be able to go inside.” Elen explained.

“We are going with you, so don’t worry. We will help you to set the camera.” Matthew proposed a solution that they came up with together before she came in.

“I don’t need anybody!”