Dinner With Lucy

"Oi! Did you go into a shock after hearing the truth?" Rudy scoffed softly. "Why don't you search on the internet to confirm it?"

"It's fine." Lucy smiled at Rudy with a soft gaze and uttered, "I trust you. So never lie to me, brother."

Rudy grabbed Lucy's finger and said, "I am hungry."

"I was about to ask you about that. Go sit at the table. I was waiting for you, so I haven't eaten either."

"But I saw dirty plates on the counter. Surely, mom didn't use five plates for dinner."

"You are so perceptive. Yes, Rebecca didn't use them. I had served food on the plates, but the food got cold while I was waiting for you. Rebecca told me that you might not come, so I thought I should put everything in the refrigerator, but… I couldn't fit all the plates in there.

Long story short, the plates are dirty because of that reason. I went to take a bath, and now you are here. If I knew you would come home, I wouldn't have gone through all that trouble for nothing."