Ella:

I looked up and saw Joe approaching the table. From the look on his face, it seemed as though he saw what had transpired in the last few minutes.

He sat down, folded his hands and spoke anxiously, “Ella, I can explain!”

Tears started brimming in the corner of my eyes. “Were you with Alice on Christmas?” I asked, clenching my jaw with anger.

He cowered with fear replying, “Ella, I meant to tell you!”

“I was going to introduce you to my family and you said, you couldn’t come as you had been admitted to the hospital after suffering from a seizure enroute to my house, did you...