Isabel stalked toward the bar and passed her credit card to the calm bartender. She waited impatiently as the woman swiped the card then rushed out of the bar into the fresh air of the street outside. She was surprised to see that the sun had already started to set. She hadn't realized she'd spent so much time inside. She stood on the sidewalk and wondered which direction to go. She wasn't ready to go back to the estate, but she didn't want to go back to the bar either.
"Isabel, wait," Sophia called.
She turned and saw her friend rushing out.
"I'm so sorry that happened," Sophia said. "I shouldn't have asked you to come. I just thought things would be different—it was probably silly to believe that though."
"Just optimistic," Isabel said with a smile. "I should have known
