"Let me go."
"I am sorry." I breathe out. I feel relieved when she looks at me in astonishment, and I continue. "Look,I went out of line, and this is me saying, Sorry."
I can't believe I just apologized to someone other than my sons; they were the only people I have ever apologized to. An agonizing silence spreads in the car. Avery doesn't even say anything and looks away when I say my words.
"Can't you say something? Anything?" I ask, trying to mask the feeling of anxiety in me.
She casts a glance at me before looking forward. "I need to go to my apartment. We are still in the middle of the road. I know you are very well connected, but..."
"I will drop you off." I interrupt, not wanting to hear the rest of her words. She was beginning to annoy me, and I had to control myself from sna
