Natalie, lost in her thoughts, began crying by the car window.
Tears, unbidden, flowed from her eyes one by one, so many and so bright, like two small mountain springs, or like a string of broken pearls continuously rolling down her cheeks.
The low sound of sobbing filled the car, and it was only then that Adrian realized something was wrong.
He casually tossed the tablet aside and leaned over to Natalie’s side, trying to see what was going on with her.
But Natalie, embarrassed to face him, turned her face to the side, pressing her forehead against the edge of the car window, not wanting him to see her tears.
"Why are you crying?" Adrian tried to soften his voice, asking slowly.
Natalie didn’t respond. Hearing his question only made her tears flow even more. Her eyelashes could hardl
