Emily couldn't bear it any longer when the party had turned a little rowdier a few hours later, and so Rhys thought it would be best to take her home. The drive home was unbearably silent. It wasn't like it was the first time they ever experienced it. But to Rhys, the silence was a little bit different.
Emily was sitting next to him in utter silence too. Her face looked blank, and she had kept facing outside through the window. Clearly, she could also feel the heavy air between them and wanted to distract herself by pretending to be engulfed by her own thoughts.
By the time Rhys turned down into the driveway to their apartment building and pulled over into his usual spot, the weather had gotten freezing.
Once Rhys parked his car, none of them moved an inch. He then looked at her.
"Emi
