Todd looked up at Elphie, realizing he just zoned out. "Oh, er, right!" he said awkwardly, trying not to look like a fool in front of her. He picked up a fork and knife and started cutting into some meat in front of him.
"Well," Lucy said smiling at Ben, "let's say its a compliment so we can keep our friendship intact." She noticed he was staring at a fork, and had a confused expression on her face. But, the arrival of food quickly distracted her thoughts.
Susan noticed what was happening with Clair, Edmund, Peter and Jeana, and watched to see what it was all about. After Clair said her disguised confession, she burst out laughing, realizing what had happened. She quickly muffled it though, realizing that it was very strange to burst into laughter on odd occasions.
__________________ “Do you not know that there comes a midnight hour when every one has to throw off his mask?
Do you believe that life will always let itself be mocked?
Do you think you can slip away a little before midnight in order to avoid this?
Or are you not terrified by it?"
~Soren Kierkegaard |