Lisa and Li Chen kept their eyes fixed on Tom as they waited for him to say something. Lisa desperately wanted him to say he was joking. She didn't want to believe that it was the truth. Not even for a second. Her heart continued to pound in her chest as she looked at Tom's face.
"I'm... sorry." Tom said.
"I really wish I could tell you it's a lie but.." He tried to take her hand but she flinched away from his touch and began to laugh.
"This is really a joke. And it's quite a funny one."
She said and continued to laugh while both boys looked at her with worry.
She didn't want to ask him where he heard that from because she feared he may have heard it from a reliable source. But that didn't make sense, did it? She shook her head immediately. He wasn't correct. He wasn't correct at all!
"Lisa..."
She stood up and looked at him with angry eyes.