The Highest Bidder, Part Two

Dark, slightly frightened, purple eyes met Lianna's own. 

"Mel, was it?" Lianna asked, extending a hand. "Sorry to bother you, but I wanted to say hi." 

She was actively trying to be as smooth as she could, due to the unfortunate fact that this girl very well could just get up and run away if she'd heard the rumors surrounding Lianna. 

The look she received after her sudden greeting was one of pure, raw confusion. As though the girl wanted to ask something like "why in the world would you want to do that?" but didn't have the confidence for it. 

"I don't know if you remember it from our class but, my name's Lianna. It's a pleasure to meet you." 

Lianna brushed some of her crimson hair away from her eyes. Mel remained just as shocked as she had been for a while, until, as Lianna wondered whether she should just go or something, she finally said: