บท 26: She is scared

Haley, Lorn, and Gandrel stare at Zyla with knitted eyebrows. Their confusion cannot be expressed in words.

Zyla has this little and innocent girl's expression on her face and the way she's talking is more like an infant still trying to put her words together.

"Zyla? Are you okay?"

Zadok's eyes disconnect from the food on the table as he stares at Zyla. His heart's beating for no specified reason other than seeing her the way she is.

Zyla, like the state she is in just got switched off, snaps back to reality hearing Haley's question.

"N-No, I mean yes! I'm fine"

Lorn creases a brow at her, Haley's brows are knitted and Gandrel's expression is indirectly speaking to her, saying -

'You cannot lie sister'

Just not to keep their suspicions high, Zyla acts quickly and apologizes to Haley before Mr. Bobby-know stops her again.

"Haley, about what happened earlier, I-"

"It's okay, Zyla," Haley says both unconsciously, shockingly.