ed after leaving her matrimonial house. She winced

tired

w dare he? What exactly about her was he tired of? They had had a g

had been a lie. Except he didn't feel wha

umped on the bed, pushing her fist into her mout

ng. But she couldn't stop herself from crying. Snot ran freely from her mouth and she couldn

nostrils run like it had a tap shoved into it. She didn't want to think of herself as being hea

without a word, without an explanation. She wouldn't let him toss her out like a

ghed when she realized that it was fifteen minutes past eight. He should b

de the breakfast she had barely touched. She decided to order dinner so she could take

ring as she tried to breat

at to eat and decided to go for something light. Few minutes later, she heard a kn

n she walked out of Ethan's house with everything sh

s work even if he wanted to avoid her. His phone would be on by then and she would be able to

pooning food bit by bit into her m

is mother in anger as she co

hol from her. He needed it. He needed something as

at. Don't, Ethan. Don

ll me wha

destroy yourself for a

fight, and stood up with a sigh, not

id, glancing at the door and ho

You got back from work hours ago and hadn't done that. You stink, boy, and after having a sho

r." He agreed, his eyes

u some Chinese before I do. Make

um." He

leave. He wasn't hungry for Chinese or any food except the delivery would

the one who coul

ot to the room and realized that Sophia had packed everything that belonged to her. He checked their closet and couldn't find anything that

. She didn't even want him to remember her? Was she that despera

she could hurt him because of him and an ins

ing into. He wanted to make his face swollen and ugly with his fists till Sophia

ears running down his face

lready, boy?" His mother

off the floor, undressing himself in

her lectures about how he was killing

sn't worth it. She was Sophi

nding there without moving while letting the shower

his clothes on the bedroom floor, heard the shower running and went out of the room. She didn't want to force him out of t

delivered and she worried that it might get cold before he ate it, kn

is on the table in the livi

an replied, his

en he was. "I will check up on

s,

ay up lat

s,

o say more than that to her and wal

n't believe that she had dozed off despite how hard she

her phone. Twelve minutes past twelve. It was late but it w

d in her heart as she heard it ring. T

but knew that she needed to hear his voice. The call was le

led him again. The call was disconne

er phone away in agony,

er want to speak with you again. Take care of yourself. Hav

ng her phone against the door and feeling nothing in her heart as

her? She sighed as she decided to give up on him. She had gott

shed to the bathroom to dispel the little fo