Elly wasn’t a big wine drinker, though she didn’t want to say that to Hannah afraid it might make her seem tragically uncultured; which was sadly the truth but the longer she could hide it the better. “It is good,” she said with a smile. She drank for effect so the sweet taste had been a pleasant surprise.
“Your room is very…tidy.” She smiled at Hannah. Had she ironed her drapes? “I bet it’s hard to keep it that way. Roommates and all.” Elly’s room was a mess, but that was more her fault than anyone else’s.
“So…” She smiled at leaned over towards Hannah. “Where were we?”