Ella smiled but the smile did not reach her eyes, "Dad, I was barely conscious when I was carried out. Won't you ask me if I am fine?"
Mr. Yu froze.
Silence descended in the living room.
"Sis, how could you talk to daddy like this?" Esther stepped in front of the Yu couple defensively, "They have been worried about you since yesterday… yet, you are blaming them…"
"Worried about me?" Ella blinked, "Essie, they might not know but you know everything. Why didn't you assure them to lessen their burdens?"
"What is it that we don't know…?" Mr. Yu's voice cut through the room.
Esther's eyes widened.
"Enough, Ella," Mrs. Yu stepped forward, "We are still standing here concerned about you and you are blaming your sister…"
"Mom, do you know who that man was?" Ella turned to her, a hint of coldness in her dark eyes.
Mrs. Yu paused, "If I knew, would I ask you to come over and clarify?"
"I will clarify but will you trust me?"
