I could see his body tense. I expected him to start talking right away, but he didn't begin explaining his side. He just stared at me, waiting for me to explain. Which gave me a terrible unsettling feeling. He didn't know what I was even referring to. He had more than one horrible secret. I probably hadn't even scratched the surface.
"The fact that you don't even know what I'm referring to is disgusting," I said. I could feel the tears beginning to well in my eyes.
He stepped toward me and put his hand on my arm again. "Penny, let's go to my office to talk about this."
"I'm not going anywhere with you." I took another step away from him.
"Whatever you think you know, you couldn't possibly understand. Just give me a chance to explain."
Why do I have an urge to console him right now? T
