The quarel

Mike sat down waiting for Lara to step out, and he was becoming restless not seeing her stepping out yet while he fondly played with his spoon, and he hadn't even started eating.

Stella stared up from her plate and at Mike, she saw he was staring at the kitchen door like he was contemplating something, and her eyes fell on his plate, and she saw he hadn't started eating it.

Stella asked him, "What's wrong?"

Mike gasped, "Oh! Nothing."

Mike smiled a little, offering Stella a fake smile so she wouldn't think much, and he resumed eating his pasta quickly just as Stella was through eating. Mike was also through, and he stood up to take his plate to the kitchen, not waiting for Joseph to step out and clear it either.

Stella stared at Mike as she saw him going to the kitchen, and Mike even took her plates along with his, and she couldn't protest.

Stella bit her lower lip and frowned as she stood beside the dining table while Mike left for the kitchen to drop his used plate along with Stella'