She stared silently at them, waiting for them to introduce themselves but neither of the two kids talked.
"You know me?" She decided to ask first, and they took the baton from her to introduce themselves.
The girl spoke, "I am Krystal Janice Alexander and this is my brother, Leonard Alexander."
The boy continued, "Krystal is 17 and I'm 16. Our father did a wonderful job, didn't he?"
He laughed out loud at his own joke, making his sister give him a knock on his head before turning to Shikera who hadn't even bothered to smile.
"Don't mind Leo, he never ceases to show how stupid he is. How are you feeling now?"
"I'm okay," Shikera replied, and that was all she said for that day.
No matter how much the siblings chattered beside her, she didn't contribute or even spare them a glance as she kept looking out into the garden.
