Safeguard Pharmacy, Metro City…
Scott stood near the counter, arms crossed and an unreadable expression on his face.
Beside him, Claire fidgeted as her eyes darted everywhere but at him. She kept her injured cheek turned away, angling herself slightly to the left as though that would make the mark invisible.
Nadia emerged from a door behind the counter as her lab coat swished slightly as she approached. She paused when her eyes met Claire's and her expression softened for just a moment before hardening into her usual professional demeanor.
"Anything you'll need?"
She spoke very politely to Scott.
However, she still managed to sound like he was just any other customer.
Scott didn't reply right away.
Instead, he lifted his hand and mimed circling his own cheek with a finger.
Then, with an exaggerated motion, he mimicked a slap.
Claire's stomach twisted.