"What?" Â Laurent frowned. Â Then, it dawned on him. Â Oh. Â Oh.
"Eh!  No, no, I-Iâm sorry, I wasnât⌠Talking to you."
"But.. There's no one else here.." She looked around for a sight of any other person in the room, particularly Laurent's father, but it was only them two.Â
"...Who were you talkin' to?"












