The skies had darkened by the time Natalia decided to leave. She and Celine had talked the whole day; though it had been quite down and a bit sad at first, after they shared their internal feelings, Celine brightened things up, and they hung out talking about happier things.
Natalia had just walked out of the mansion, heading for her car, when she suddenly stopped in her tracks. Standing a little distance away from her was Christopher, who had just been about to get into his car as well, which was parked right beside her own.
Natalia couldn't help but stare at him for longer than she wanted. She wanted to look away, walk away, but her feet remained glued to the ground.
Christopher wordlessly stared back at her as well. He opened his mouth as if to speak but then stopped himself. In the end, he stepped aside as if to make way for her to pass through; he must have thought that she'd probably stopped because he was standing in her way.
