She told him about getting harassed by her male co-workers, being misunderstood, getting into a fight, being brought to the police station, and being bailed out. She told him everything in detail. She spoke so much that she was starting to get a bit thirsty.

Terry listened with a frown. It was hard to tell what he was thinking from his expression.

He waited until Lisa finished before he said, "Why didn't you call me?"

"I... I didn't want to bother you. I thought you must be busy with work. It's not a big deal anyway," Lisa lied.

Terry stared fixedly at Lisa. It made her feel guilty.

"Is it really because you didn't want to bother me?" After a while, he broke the silence.

She said sheepishly, "Of course."

He pursed his lips and said no more. They went back to staring at each other. Lisa was getting anxious. She wondered how long he was going to stare at her for.

Shouldn't he be happy that she didn't call him and disturb him for every little problem she had? Why was he looking at