~Nancy~

　　The tension in the car was not hidden as Allen and I made our way back to the campus, the silence between us thick with unspoken words and unresolved emotions. My attempts to engage Allen in conversation had been met with stoic silence, his eyes fixed firmly on the road ahead as if determined to block out my every attempt at communication.

　　"Allen, you're intentionally ignoring everything that I've said to you ever since you dragged me from my date at the ...