It was the woman. She was returning to her seat and instantly, her eyes landed on the coloring books now positioned in front of the boy. Her brow furrowed in a frown, and she looked at them closely, trying to figure out what was going on. She looked from the coloring books to the boy, and then her eyes landed on Carole, standing not too far away.
Carole let out a sigh, realizing her plan hadn’t worked. She had hoped the coloring book would help gain the boy’s trust, but he hadn’t even acknowledged her presence. Now, this woman was staring at her as if she had done something wrong when all she wanted was to help. Carole suddenly felt really uncomfortable under the piercing gaze of this woman. She needed to get out of there.