Melanie walked towards the main door, opening it. She greeted her parents with a smile. "How was the meeting?" she asked them.
"It was good," replied her father, stepping inside the house. Her mother looked tired, following her father from behind.
"Did you guys have your dinner? I am yet to eat," said Melanie, trying to get more information from them to make sure everything was alright.
"Not yet," replied her mother.
Melanie kept the phone line open just so that Julie could also hear if her parents would mention something important that must have taken place in the meeting.
"Would you please heat the food, Mel," asked her mother, and Melanie was more than happy to oblige. While Melanie walked past her parents, her mother again asked her, "Did anyone come by the house in the evening?"
"No one," replied Melanie, and her mother gave her a nod. "Were you expecting anyone?" She tried to be casual with her words.
