Why couldn't he just leave her alone?
She wondered if this was an empty threat. An attempt to get her to speak to him. Perhaps it was a hint that he was thinking of committing suicide. Another bid for her attention? She pondered telling Thomas about it, but he was in such a good mood, and with their date this evening she didn't want anything to spoil that. She wanted to end this herself. This was her mess.
As she stepped out of the door, her phone beeped again. Thomas looked over, and she selected 'silent mode' in the menu. His eyes still on her she tried to appear nonchalant.
She tentatively opened the message, trying to quell the shaking in her fingertips.
'I need you.'
She shivered, locking her phone and stuffing it into her pocket.
She slid into the car, too quickly for him to op
