Yvonne closed the door as she fully entered. Every eye was on her, and Javier was so shocked to see her.
A girl who seems to be the birthday girl approaches Yvonne. "You are...."
Yvonne hesitated momentarily before responding, "Well, I... am."
"She's a friend of mine," another girl interjected, rising from her seat to join them. "I invited her to come. You told us to have a plus one, so she is the one I brought," she said as she linked hands with Yvonne.
"Oh, is that so?" The birthday girl looked at Yvonne from head to toe, as if judging her.
"Why do you come late?" the girl inquired as she looked at Yvonne.
"Well..." Yvonne began, but before she could finish, the birthday girl intervened, "It's alright; we've just started. You should take a seat." With that, she left Yvonne and the girl alone.
Yvonne and the girl sat down together. Yvonne couldn't help but wonder who she was and why she helped her.