Melody stirred her mint cooler listlessly, her hand idly tracing the smooth surface as she tried to understand Adam's coldness towards her. Why did he refused to engage with her beyond the bare minimum? Even now-after she had bared her soul, revealing the depth of her devastation at the shocking discovery of having a sister-Adam had offered not even a perfunctory word to acknowledge her feelings. He had simply listened, nodded occasionally, but when it came time to speak, his only reply was that he would see if he could arrange a conversation with Melanie about the issue.
He hadn't even mustered a reassurance that he would indeed arrange a meeting, leaving Melody to stew. Why did he have to be so blunt about his 'rejection'? She had been so careful to not let him be suspicious today!
