Sandy's face muscles are close to cramping for smiling the whole time Tabi was answering questions. Thank god the man was so eloquent that he took control of the situation. Sandy knew Tabi deliberately took on the heat of the questions to keep her from saying anything. All she did was smile and nod from time to time if needed.
Finally, the reporters seemed to be satisfied. They all thanked Tabi one by one and gradually dispersed to leave them in peace. Sandy let out a breath she's been holding until the last person left.
"Whew! That went well," Tabi exclaimed.
"In general, yes," Sandy agreed. "Minus my busted lip from earlier."
"Yeah." Tabi scrutinized her face. "Does it still hurt?"
Sandy shook her head.
"Not anymore."
Tabi had an emergency kit in his car. They treated her busted
