~ISSA

Our eyes remained locked— our gazes unwavering.

She opened her mouth to say something but stopped. I didn’t know what to expect if she eventually did. Perhaps, she would lash out at me for breaking my promise and decide to storm out of the house.

I wasn’t scared of the first, it was expected. But the latter? That would be terrible.

I ran my fingers nervously through my hair. I had seen her angry and I knew how terribly she handled even the slightest of matters.

There was no ...