Awkward Silence

Chapter 22

ELIJAH

“Alex!” I yell after him. “Alex!”

But he’s pounding down the street like an Olympic runner, determined and mad.

Fucking hell. I can’t fucking believe my luck! What the fuck was he doing here?

I want to cry. I want to scream. I want to—

Ughhh.

I rake my hands over my head, through my hair. This cannot be happening! Not this way! I should have talked to him. Told him the truth about my husband.

Fuck. Fuck. Fuuuck…

And then my eyes land on the rainbow-colored flowers—roses, scattered across the sidewalk where Alex had been standing.

And that’s when I cry.

I fucking cry.

For the first time in my life—I’m crying.