"Nothing..." Mallory said absently, twirling one foot behind the other nervously. "Benson... I'm sorry that I haven't been talking to you," she confessed, biting her lower lip. "And I'm sorry that we left your party without saying goodbye," she added. "I - we -"
She trailed off, not wanting to say anything bad about her boyfriend and how he made her leave, but not knowing what else to say.
She felt so stupid. But she still couldn't help glancing around suspiciously, as though Brian would pop out from behind a garbage can, run over, and start hitting Benson.