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“I feel beat,” I said, setting my bag down and loosening my ponytail. “But…
something happened today.”
She looked at it and smiled.
“See this?” I said, touching the little heart she had drawn. “You really did bring me luck today.”
“What happened?”
I took a long sip of water before answering.
“I had a rough moment at work.
This couple came in and said some really mean things to me, right in front of everyone, while I was just trying to eat.”
Her brows furrowed. “What? Why would they do that?”
“They were upset and took it out on the first person they saw.
“That’s awful.”
“It was,” I said, sitting down beside her. “But then Dr. Richard stepped in.
He heard everything. And he defended me. In front of the whole cafeteria.”
Alice’s eyes widened.
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