Lily Shaw stepped forward with a smile, reaching out to tightly hug her babbling friend. She finally understood why Mandy Young had been so down these past few days.
"Silly Mandy, why would you think that? You've always been my best friend in my heart. I never wanted you to go against your own wishes and be with Henry Lennox. Mandy, I'm already very happy that you came all the way from Silvercrest to Aethel to see me. Really, believe me."
Mandy Young felt a bit disgusted with herself. She hadn't wanted to say such hurtful things, but somehow, those nasty words just came out on their own.
Mandy was deeply ashamed of her wild assumptions. However, looking at Lily Shaw's sincere smile, the apology she thought she couldn't say slipped out: "Lily, the words I just said were unpleasant. Just forget them."
