"And your boyfriend apparently?" Evelyn says hesitantly but Natalie doesn't need anyone telling her that that is Brendan coming down those steps.
Her poor aching heart knew it the moment she laid her eyes on him and the very familiar girl hanging on to him shamelessly.
It's a surprise. One that she didn't expect and one she didn't need. And while she doesn't want to look on, her eyes are glued on him. The familiar sting in her heart pricking her deeply.
She watches painfully as the two walk over to Mr. Bachmann. As before, Joanne curtsies beautifully before him and if Natalie didn't know better, she would have thought of that girl as a pure definition of perfection.
Her heart aches even more when Mr. Bachmann gives Joanne a hug instead of a handshake.
Brendan on the other hand just
