At the dinner table, Sophia couldn't stop glaring at Ricky as he kept shoveling food into his mouth, acting like nothing was wrong. Meanwhile, Anna just sat there, anxious, completely lost at the moment. They had all been talking for a while now, throwing around bits and pieces of information, but none of it was enough to satisfy the burning questions swirling in Anna’s mind. Throughout the entire meal, not a single person asked a question or even attempted small talk. The heavy silence made Anna feel like she was nowhere but home, more like she was stuck in some top-secret operation she hadn’t signed up for. Finally, as they finished eating, someone finally broke the silence, but only to ask for the soy sauce from across the table. That was it. That was the breaking point for Anna. Fed

