Back at the Verizon office, Rose was deep in thought. She had turned down Fred's attempt at a conversation at the hospital and had left in order to avoid him. It is not like he had not done that to her. In fact, he had avoided her way too much, that, too, intentionally with a motive she had no idea about.

　　She knew she had been difficult and that she would get angry at the littlest of things, start arguments and fight with him all the time but it was hurting her, too. She ...