Just look down , Natalie . Look down . Side step him and carry on and be on your way . He couldn' t possibly have anything of substance to say to you. Whatever he says will only infuriated you . The man is incorrigible, horrid and insensitive . Just keep moving .
This had become my mantra in the past week or so whenever I would see Marco . Be it in the corridor downstairs , up on the first floor passage where our rooms were or in the dining hall . I simply ignored him . Even throughout dinner the other night .
I was highly taken aback when Maria led me to the dining hall and not the kitchen . Turned out that Marco requested a proper supper with me . I knew exactly what he wanted to do . This was his idea of forcing me into conversation , forcing me to be in his detestable presence . Not
