Pepper POVMy heart pounds in my chest as I stare at Victor’s side profile. We were back in the car, sitting side by side.Sitting so close, with no distractions, I became acutely aware of his feelings.He was angry. I could tell from the rigidity of his muscles, and the set of his jaw and shoulders.I sighed.He was trying to keep it in, but as the second ticked by, I could feel that he was near to exploding.This is what I hated most. Confrontation.And before he bursts out, I took the matter into my own hands.“You are angry,” I told him, cutting through the silence that separates us.It was not a question, nor an accusation. It was more of a statement of fact.It was amusing how we sat close, yet there was a thick, invisible wall that divided us.“Yes. I am.”Victor was quick to respond.He did not deny it.I thought he would. I remember in the early days of our marriage, Victor would be tight-lipped every time I asked him what bothers him.And it made me feel excluded. It made
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