Chapter 6 - THE APOLOGYThe security guard slowly approached.
“I apologize.”
The elderly woman looked uncomfortable.
She nodded.
“It's okay.”
But Clara shook her head.
“No.”
Everyone at the table looked at her.
Clara looked at the old woman.
“You don't have to say it's okay.”
The woman stared at her.
Clara continued.
“Someone hurt your feelings. You are allowed to feel hurt.”
The elderly woman looked down.
A tear rolled down her cheek.
Daniel watched his daughter.
He had raised Clara to be polite.
But he had never expected her to be brave enough to stand up to an entire room.
The guard apologized again.
This time, the elderly woman accepted.
Then Clara sat back down.
“Now eat before your soup gets cold.”
The old woman smiled faintly.
For the first time that day…
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She felt welcome.
But no one in the restaurant knew who she really was.
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