Stella and Sonia looked at each other as the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.
Of course, the person who felt awkward was Stella. There was not any expression on Sonia’s face, but Stella figured that she must have heard the phone call. As for when she started listening, Stella had no idea.
She greeted Sonia, who nodded and went into the cubicle.
Stella came out of the washroom and saw Trevor waiting in the corridor.
She walked over and asked, “Where’s Jaylene?” “She received a call, said that a friend wanted to see her, and left.” Stella then asked in a low voice, “Trevor, what’s your relationship with Sonia?”
Trevor was puzzled by that question. “What do you think? She’s my instructor’s daughter.” “Is that all? I saw her giving you the food she couldn’t finish, and you ate them all without hesitation.”
Trevor explained, “If I didn’t do so, she’d keep eating them until she throws up.
Her father said she would always finish everything on her plate. The first time I had a meal with her, I didn’t know.
“I kept giving her food just like you did, and she ate a lot. I thought she had a good appetite that day, but she ended up in the hospital that night because of indigestion.
“Her dad said that she was a picky eater when she was young. The nanny he hired didn’t want to do extra work, so the nanny would often starve her, resulting in her only eating whatever was fed to her when she was hungry.
“Her parents were both busy working and did not notice their daughter was being abused. They thought that she was just a big eater. But one time, the nanny took a two-week break, and her parents took care of her themselves. It was then that they noticed something was wrong.
“She’d never refuse any food given to her, and she always finished everything.
Later, her dad spent a lot of time and effort helping her correct this habit, and it worked. Like just now when we were eating, she couldn’t finish her food, so she shared it with me.
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