"You look like you are bored." Lance walked behind her, slightly startling her in the process.
He went away supposedly for a few minutes to handle a minor situation, leaving Jacky to fend on her own. But a client stopped him on his way back, discussing an important matter.
It took him an additional thirty minutes before he was able to return to where he left Jacky. He was expecting that she would be gone or mingling with the other guests. But she sat on the side alone, watching the other people went on with their business.
"Yeah, I guess I am." Jacky felt lying would not fool him, so she went for the truth. She returned her hands under her chin and her elbows on top of the table, sulking in her gloominess.
Her excitement when she arrived at this party earlier turned into boredom. What was she supposed to do, pretend that she belonged with these people? Who was she kidding? Certainly not herself.
