As the waitress turned away, he shifted back to me. "You enjoy meat too, I see. Navira was always the vegetarian. She had such strong principles and was always so passionate about animals. It was one of the things we loved about her in college," he said.
I nodded, feeling the exhaustion creep in. I should've known this was coming—a reference from Navira was never going to be straightforward.
"I looked at your profile, said you schooled somewhere in Greenville. As Navira's sister, I had thought you would have attended another prestigious school. But Greenville, that was a... not so impressive choice. Navira also said that you did not further your studies, you did not attend post graduate school, unlike she who..."
Listening to his rambling, I wished he'd just cut to the chase and talk business.
"...I mean, I would like to settle down myself, but it is very hard to find a woman of my taste you know, someone like Navira..."
