Chapter 11. The Fear of the Unknown

I watch as the sun dips its face into the sky, bowing to the beckoning darkness as we welcome the night of my second night here. After the unanticipated morning facade that ensued in this room this morning, I have not been able to get a crack at the kind of hell Liam and Mitchell are living in in the name of marriage. I have been inhaling nothing but the steam from that short conversation all day. One thing is clear, though: theirs is anything but marriage, and love is not anywhere close to the bond that binds them. Something that hasn’t given me rest since that moment.

I tried to ask Liam about it because I could see the pain in his eyes. I can feel the burden he is carrying. But all he said was that their story was complicated. That I won’t understand. I did not want to force issues. I did not want to seem like I was imposing too much. I can’t afford to let my curiosities break out because, truth be told, I am getting more and more curious to know the real deal between them