"Leave now!" he screamed.
“But—” I started, my voice trembling.
I hoped that somehow, that he would let me explain. I just wanted to talk to him.
“Just go!” he said.
I stood frozen for a moment, staring at the door with my heart pounding. I wanted for some sign that he might soften, that maybe he didn’t mean it. But there was only silence. A thick, suffocating silence that swallowed the last of my hopes. He didn't want to talk to me.
With a heavy heart and trembling hands, I turned and walked away. Each step down the stairs felr like I was moving further and further from something I desperately wanted, but could never have.
The soft sounds of the television echoed in the living room as I entered. Taylor sat on the couch, watching TV. His eyes moved to me the moment he heard my foo
