“Guys, I’m good here. You two must have something to talk about. Go ahead.”
Curtis smiled.
“I chere to apologize.”
“Apologize? To whom? Why?” Debbie was puzzled
“You tell me,” Curtis said.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Why did you get pissed when you learned that I was your uncle?”
Debbie swallowed her mouthful of veggies and answered in a low voice,
“Because you’re my uncle.”
“Hey, it took awhile before I figured out you were my niece. Never mind. Just eat.” Afraid to bring up something that might make her sad,
Curtis sat there in silence.
Debbie kept eating, and kept a silent vigil at the table.
Though the pot was still crammed with food. Curtis stood up and walked out of the booth.
When the door was finally closed, Debbie raised her head and stared at it.
“Is he mad at me?” she asked Carlos.
The expression on her face made Carlos want to Laugh. ‘Isn’t she angry at him? Why should she give a rat’s ass about how he feels?” he mused.
“Probably.”
He decided to tease her.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmDebbie Looked down at her bowl.
“Whatever. He’s a Loftus family member.
They’re all the same.” Being abandoned by her mom was Like an ugly scar. Every tshe thought about it, it still throbbed. She hated all the Loftus. Since Curtis was a member of the Loftus family, it jumped right to her head that he was probably just as bad as her mom and her maternal grandfather
“No, he’s in your corner,” Carlos pointed out succinctly, taking care not to upset her. Lord knew she’d been through enough, and he decided that she didn’t need to be angry forever. Hopefully, this would blow over. But he needed to use kid gloves when handling her for a bit.
Debbie sneered, “How? I swear, I never met him before Economics and
Management School.
She didn’t believe a total stranger would take her side.
Our hero decided that he really did need to explain. She just refused to see it right now.