The air in the car was awkward. It was as if the two of them were two worlds apart.

The silence was killing Theodore. He pinched the space between his eyebrows as his patience ran out. He cleared his throat and asked, “Are you avoiding me?"

Ariana's heart did a flip. She slowly turned to look at him. She shrank back to the door and replied, "No. Why would you think that? I have a lot on my plate. That's why I now leave for work early and get off work late. It has nothing to do with you."

“Then why are you sitting so far away from me? Am I a leper? I don't have any disease, so I can't infect you. Come closer."

Theodore turned his head and glanced at Ariana. His eyes were frightening and dangerous.