LUCIEN

I have never been so confused in my entire life. I was so sure that things were going well, and then she became so distant. It is even worse than before because now I am aware of what it means. How did things go so south? The image and my reaction. I had expected myself to be happier about the situation, but I felt my stomach drop into a pit as if I had done the wrong thing when I was sure that I had not.

On the call with Cory, I was just trying to defend her, but it had turned into this ...