CARL

Alma slammed the door shut in my face, and I had to admit it physically hurt. My chest tightened. I couldn't understand. Why was she doing this? I banged on the door as hard as I could, calling out her name but there was no answer.

I know she could hear me. She was just ignoring me again like she had been doing all day, and it was annoying, especially when I didn't know why she was doing this. I couldn't understand what I had done so wrong for her to act this way. It didn't make any ...