Motion to Dismiss (Final Verdict #3)

Emotional Distress （n.） – Jameson

EMOTIONAL DISTRESS (N.):

SEVERE MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL SUFFERING, SUCH AS ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, OR HUMILIATION, CAUSED BY ANOTHER PERSON'S CONDUCT.

JAMESON

Scarlett doesn’t utter a single word to me for the entire drive.

She keeps her face buried in her phone, refreshing an email inbox that never changes.

Every time I glance at her, she makes it more than clear that she’s going to deny giving me a full view of her beautiful face.

But at every stoplight, under the bright cast of the reds and yellows, I can see a gloss settling over her eyes.

She’s refusing to let me see her cry.

The sight of her hurting makes my chest ache even worse than it did when she left me, and I’m still confused as to why.