Katherine strode towards where Caroline was standing with tears brimming her eyes. Her hands clenched on her sides as she watched the young man who was just with her walk out of the door, leaving her all on her own. From their table, she heard Damien tell the other patrons that there was nothing to look at and to mind their own business. The cafe staff had already started to clean the mess on the floor when Katherine reached her cousin.
"Caroline…" she called.
The young woman flitted her gaze towards her, and only then did she realize that she was crying and people were looking her way. She quickly wiped her cheeks with the back of her hand and turned to grab her stuff from the table, not wanting to look at Katherine.
"Hey. Are you okay?" Katherine touched Caroline's shoulder, and then she scanned her body, trying to see if she was hurt anywhere. It didn't seem like she was.
