These thoughts kept flashing quickly in Hicks’s mind. She forgot to answer Stuart's question and he slightly frowned. He was thinking about Eddie waiting for him and was now getting impatient. Stuart said again, "Miss Day, did you hear my question?"
Hicks shook her head as if she was just awakened. She looked up at Stuart and could see the impatience in his eyes. Hicks was shocked at how he was looking at her and answered, “I... I was shopping in Times Mall today. I seen Eddie there. Because she helped at the audition, I invited her to have lunch with me. Eddie asked me if I needed a drive and she brought me here to the bar. I have never been at such a disgusting place as this and I was a little scared. So I begged her to come in with me.”
Hicks’s voice was trembling and she looked at hi
