"I'm sorry for not being there for you when it happened," spoke the person behind her while rushing towards her and then holding her in an embrace.
As the person's arms held her close from behind, Emily realised it was Lillian. She had a very distinct feature about her when she hugged someone. She used to rest her head and rub it on the person's chest.
Since Lillian had held Emily from behind, she was rubbing her head on her back.
After taking a sigh of relief, Emily voiced her anxiousness, "You just gave me a fright!"
Confused, Lillian asked, "How did that happen? I didn't creep up behind you. I am sure that you must have heard the footsteps."
"Footsteps? Yeah, I did hear them. I was preoccupied with my thoughts. That's why I was scared," Emily quickly fabricated an excuse. Since she
