ARIA'S POV
"I don't reckon you could say that you have changed," I said, my voice raising to shout as I looked into Roman's face, holding my breath for just a while so that I could digest the answer within my soul should he give me one. "If this speaks volumes about your change, then what is the possibility against going back to the former you?" I yelled. Everything seemed to come crashing out in a flood as I was feeling a very high level of rage within me - totally raw and naked.
"What's the assurance that after today, you won't go back to your smoking and lifestyle?"
My eyes narrowed with doubt; I wanted some sign from Roman's face that was more hard to ignore. The air was thick with tension, heavy with the unspoken, where we stood locked in a silent battle of wills, perhaps with h
