"Sorry! I just misspoke. Please forgive me! I did badly in school. I always make lousy choices when it comes to words." Leena smiled with self-mockery and begged Belinda for forgiveness. She felt upset and unlucky. Why she was so annoying that nobody liked her today?
"Save it! You did badly in school? Then how did you end up college?" Belinda knew Leena was a good liar, so she didn't believe what Leena said. She was no pushover.
"Aha! Belinda, what's up with you today? What happened to you? Why are you harping on everyone you meet?" Daisy sniggered when she asked Belinda. Daisy knew Belinda was ill-tempered. But she rarely went ballistic like today. That's why Daisy felt surprised and confused.
"Leave me alone. Maybe the season's too dry. I know my skin is. I can't help losing my temper." Belinda clutched a hand to her forehead. She had no idea about her restlessness. She couldn't help herself from freaking out.
"Belinda, you tell me if you're bullied by Duke. Don't worry. I will get even with him for you." Leena was a little girl-like tornado. She ran over to Duke before Belinda stopped her.
Leena, what are you doing here?" Duke frowned. But he tried his best to stop himself from accusing her. He moved himself a bit to let Leena sit next to him. He fixed her hair that fell over her eyes and blocked her sight.
"Duke, just tell me! Did you mess with Belinda?" Leena said in a low voice. She was a smart girl with a sense of propriety so she wouldn't speak loudly and make their conversation heard. Unfortunately, nobody here was blind. Everyone else had already noticed the awkwardness between Duke and Belinda and Leena was just behind the curve.
"Did she tell you that?" Duke shook the glass of wine in front of him and drank it down. He looked Belinda right in the eye and Belinda responded with an equally cold stare. 'Huh! What are you doing? Trying to prove you have bigger eyes than me? You wish! I've never lost a staring contest,' Belinda thought.
"No, she didn't. She looks very strange today, so I think it is because of you," said Leena. Leena looked right up at Duke's face, it seemed like the answer was on his face.
"There is nothing strange. You ladies always feel bad during your periods," Duke said, trying to deflect blame. He didn't want Leena to know about Rachel.
Oh! Now I get it! Well, I know why she is so moody today. Oh, that's it." It just hit Leena. She turned around and meaningfully looked at Belinda. Immediately Belinda felt uncomfortable. She was very curious about what Leena and Duke were saying about her. And she wondered why Leena looked at her like that. 'Damn it, did he tell Leena that I had a problem with his ex-girlfriend Rachel? Oh, my god, now everyone thinks I am a narrow-minded, jealous woman.'
"So let's hear it! What happened between you and Duke?" Daisy patted Belinda on the hand after Leena ran away. Daisy didn't believe what Belinda said about the excuse for her bad temper. Obviously, the dry weather in the autumn was not the real reason.
"Tell you some other time! Too many people here. It's totally the wrong time." As best friend, Belinda shared everything frankly with Daisy. She might feel shy to tell others about the troubles and problems in her love life, she wasn't going to hide it from Daisy. But it just wasn't the right time to tell her about sensitive issues in front of so many people now.
"Okay! Call me when you want to talk. I will be your best listener." Daisy gently patted Belinda on the shoulder. In fact, she had figured out that Belinda was mad at Duke because Rachel. But Belinda refused to tell her now, so she respected her decision.
Thank you. You are the best garbage can for my bad moods. You can never run away from me." Belinda produced a forced smile. Belinda and Daisy were really like sisters. Daisy just got Mr. Right's love after overcoming all kinds of difficulties. Now it was her turn to suffer the pains of love. She was unwilling to admit that she had a crush on Duke, but their chemistry was clearly undeniable. She was attracted to Duke, which was the only thing that bugged her.
Yes, I won't run away from you. I'll always be here for you. Don't worry." Daisy could ignore everyone's sadness, but not family members'. Belinda was also an exception. Only with Belinda's encouragement and support could Daisy have gotten through all the hard days in the past.
"Come on. It's a little over the top. They may think we're lesbians." Belinda pretended to be shy and gave Daisy a look. Anyway, Belinda felt better after she heard what Daisy said.
"Auntie Belinda, what is a lesbian? Tell me please!" Alas! Where there was a sensitive topic, there was Justin. It was one word out of many that she said to Daisy. But Justin heard the sensitive word "lesbians" and came to her to ask. What a bad boy he was!
"Little guy, I won't tell you. I asked you to sit next to me, but you didn't. So I hold grudge now." Belinda loved Justin like crazy. But she pretended to be mad at Justin because Justin ignored her just now.
Oh my god! Auntie Belinda, don't be mad at me! You sit next to auntie Leena. Auntie Leena seems to have a problem with me, so I had better stay away from her. Justin didn't lie. He was afraid of being framed by Leena, so he didn't sit next to Belinda, who was near Leena. Who knows what weird things Leena would do to him. So he jad to protect himself by staying away from her.