Bella had been so lost in her own thoughts that she hadn't noticed the bugs, but when the man started smacking at them Bella did notice, and they hurt! She kept smacking at them and trying to stay away until, all of a sudden, they were all gone, and Bella had a feeling that wasn't just a coincidence.
She looked over at the man with curious eyes, wondering if he'd just made the mosquitoes go away. She hadn't seen him do it, but he was the only one around that could have. How on earth he did it, she didn't know, but she knew that something was going on there.
"Mind if I sit here?" Bella asked, she had walked to the bench he was sitting on.