EDNA We parted ways with Chad a while after. I glanced at Malrick as we entered the reserved private room, “You…are you still angry? There’s really nothing between Chad and me. We…” “Why are you explaining this to me?” He suddenly cut me short, not even looking at me as he sat down calmly. My next words caught in my throat and I fell silent. Confessing my feelings for him like this would seem too superficial and pretentious, so I pressed my lips together and said nothing. The silence between us grew awkward, which was rather rare because silence between us has always been comforting. That is when I remembered that whenever we are out like this, Malrick would always try to make me comfortable, either by striking up conversations or by his little actions. But now that he is not doing

