When Tien jerked away and snapped, Sahar flinched back away from him like she'd been struck, and then she just stared at him with wide eyes. She had no idea what to do, no idea if he'd turn his anger on her and hit her, so she shrank back and chewed her lip nervously, her heart beating fast. Hakeshna! She tried to think, tried to channel her sister's bravery--what would Nasrin do? Well, Nasrin would no doubt punch the man, and that was definitely not Sahar's style!
And so she waited, shaking a little and feeling tears sting her eyes (both from fear of his aggression, and because he'd called her worthless!), before the man turned back to her...
And apologized.
Sahar let out a slow, shaky breath.
"It's...it's okay..." she said slowly, and sucked in another breath before bowing her head low. "You're disappointed, and...and...this one truly isn't sure what happened. Please, sir, accept this one's apology. This...wasn't meant to happen this way."