Moments appeared to fly by as if they were a lifetime. Evers never said anything to Griffin. Griffin didn't say anything, but he couldn't take his gaze off my face. I couldn't detect the breaking deep within my spirit. That is much more agonizing, making me unable to look away as well. All I wanted to do was say something. I tried everything to make this scenario less embarrassing, but I couldn't. Griffin had me immobilized, and he knew it. As though his purpose was to scare me into whatever hold or obedience he desired. But that wasn't what he was doing. These were my doubts and fractured ideas.
Griffin only wanted me to see his anguish. To experience the same earth-shattering emotions that I appeared to be causing him. However, I couldn't figure out why. Griffin and Evers were quite cl
