Fractured Trust
The tension that hung in the air following the confrontation at the café lingered for Lena, David, and Jason in an unspoken way. In the days that followed, emotions ran high, but David, overwhelmed by frustration and hurt, made the decision to sleep on the couch. He didn’t want to face Lena, not after everything that had transpired.
When he finally decided to go out for a drink with some buddies, he envisioned drowning out his thoughts with alcohol to forget about the turmoil that filled his home life. A few rounds quickly turned into a night of recklessness, and before he realized it, David was intoxicated and spiraling deeper into his discontented mindset.
Meanwhile, Lena tried to maintain some semblance of normalcy at home. She busied herself with work during the day
