Wash off

"AHH!" Lauren exclaimed in shock. Her clothes were soaked in red wine!

"Oh Lauren, I'm so sorry!" Vanessa said.

"Y... you... you!" Lauren fumed, too shocked to formulate a sentence.

"You should go wash off in the bathroom before that stains." Lauren's mother pointed out.

Lauren, noticing how much attention she was getting, hurriedly rose to her feet and rushed to the bathroom. God, her family showed up and everything went wrong!

David was stunned by all of this. The table was in silence for a moment before Veronica spoke.

"I should go help her." She sighed, throwing down her napkin and rising to follow Lauren.

David almost felt he should say something. He was sure the last thing Lauren wanted was her mother's involvement. At the same time, what reasonable thing could he say to stop her? He watched the older woman head to the bathroom, curious what would occur next...