15-You don't want to know

Aunt Maya ushered Mrs Kord into the house and helped her with the loads of shopping bags.

"What are these, Marie??" thinking it was for the household, Amaya added "It is not necessary, Marie. I cannot accept these from you."

Mrs Kord placed them on the center table and turned back at Amaya with a smile on her face. "What do you mean, Amaya?? It's for my daughter in law. Tomorrow's the engagement."

"I promised to cover all of the expenses, don't feel like you owe me Amaya."

Checking out the bags, Amaya returned a gleeful smile to her friend. "They're all pretty. I'm sure Karen will love them."

"Speaking of her, I haven't seen her?" Mrs Kord looked around the house.

"She's-"

Zachary strode out of his room and stopped in front of the women, "It's been an hour, Karen's not back yet."

Realizing the tensed atmosphere, Aunt Maya casually smiled

"It's nothing to be worried about, she probably closed later than usual."

"That's what I thought but her cellphone isn't going through," Zachary repl