"Thank you, Sister Carolline Ruiz, we're sorry." Only then did the two older children apologize.
The two naughty crabs that had caused the problem had already quietly scuttled away.
Bryan Hawkins arrived at this moment, witnessing the scene of Carolline Ruiz being held by Andy Aguirre, the two of them leaning on each other. He didn't know what they'd been through, but the scene was inexplicably discomforting for him.
The scene was so warm, reminiscent of the times when he'd observed them together near their college, and he'd always thought they were a perfect match.
Bryan Hawkins, almost instinctively, turned around to leave at that moment. Xavier Estrada saw it too, but his thoughts differed from Bryan's, "Mr. Hawkins, it could be a misunderstanding..."
"Let's go," Bryan Hawkins said tersely, before striding ahead.
