An uncanny encounter

Seeing the strange lady had halted with her back turned to them arrogantly, Emily rose to her feet and called out to her, her voice filled with annoyance as it reverberated throughout the room.

In a loud and assertive tone, Emily reprimanded. "You bumped into me and you couldn't even apologize? Is that how you behave wherever you are from?" She questioned derisively.

Feeling a wave of mortification as she noticed Emily's irritation, Hayley attempted to calm her down by reaching out her hand and grasping Emily's gently. "It's okay, Em. Just forget about it..." She tried to speak.

But Emily cut in sharply, turning her attention to Hayley. "No, it's not. I'm sick of these foreigners always getting on my nerves. She needs to apologize." She said with determination, her eyes sparkling with annoyance.

Hayley swallowed and regarded Emily with a blank expression, momentarily rendered speechless before merely shrugging. "Okay, whatever you say then."

Hayley knew better than to try and calm E