In her head, Arialla had built up the idea she and Sam were friends. His appearance -- the surprised look on his face, the surprise in his voice, his assumption that she wanted something from him -- dealt a heavy blow to that image. She really didn't know him at all ... Well, only one way to fix that.
"No, thank you. I just came to visit you." Arialla smiled, though she could also feel herself blushing -- out of shyness, not attraction, whatever Amalia's unexpressed concerns might be. She was trying not to be sensitive about it, but she couldn't help but get the impression that she was bothering Samuel. "Amalia told me you weren't feeling well. I wanted to drop by and -- and thank you for helping me, that first day."
please don't take my sunshine away
