Slowly she turned and looked at where the voice was coming from.
Joanna looked to her right and then to her left thinking that maybe her stepmother was addressing someone else.
She returned her gaze to the lady standing some distance away when she didn't see anyone close by.
"Are you perhaps talking to me?" Joanna pointed her index finger at herself. Her widened eyes made her thoughts very obvious.
"Yes, of course, or do you see anyone around?" Adhara replied in a soft tone. She walked closer to where Joanna stood.
The gentleness in her tone coupled with how nice she acted made Joanna find the woman strange.
"I have spared a chair for you at the dining so come join us for breakfast," Adhara smiled at Joanna for the first time in her eighteenth year of existence.
"Did you take drugs so early in the morning or is this your scheme to take revenge on me for poisoning all of you?" Joanna asked, her fierce glares settled on Adhara's face.
