---- Chapter 2 After two grueling hours hooked up to an IV, I stepped outside to find no sign of Alice's car. I felt so awful I could not take it anymore and ended up hailing a cab home. My phone had only been off for a couple of minutes. So, it was clear-she had not come for me at all. Alice used to be so attentive to me. When did she start growing so distant? "You blocked me. I couldn't even call you." Alice paused, the fire in her eyes dimming slightly. "I thought you might be hungry, so I brought you some French Onion Soup for a late-night bite." I stared at the bowl she handed me. It was sprinkled with a few green onions but lacked any trace of beef- it looked more like someone's leftovers. Just half an hour earlier, I had seen Yoel bragging on social media. ---- He had posted a photo of Alice in the kitchen, cooking soup. (Who says there aren't any good women left? She's out here taking me for midnight drives in her slick car, and when I'm hungry, she's up making me delicious soup.] I gave the soup a bitter stir, feeling a surge of nausea. " Just toss it. I'm not in the mood to eat." Alice's expression darkened in an instant, her eyes turning icy. "What's gotten into you? I went out of my way to bring this for you, and you want to throw it away? "Ts this about me transferring the house to Yoel today? You're annoyed, aren't you? I never said you had to move out. The kid is just grateful he's got his education sorted, and he posted a thank-you. And you? You had to go and leave snide comments. Did I ever pick a fight over that?" With fresh stitches pulling at my abdomen and my leg throbbing from a second injury, I was utterly spent. ---- "You've got me all wrong," said I, puzzled over how he could have posted a property deed with my address on it. Alice cut me off, her patience worn thin. "Wrong about you? Yoel hit the nail on the head, you're exactly that guy! "You're always on edge, no patience, no room for anyone else's mistakes. Anytime I talk to another guy, you see red! The problem is you, not me." Before, I would have tried to argue, to get her to see the real me. However, at this moment, I just looked at her, ice in my gaze. When her tirade finally ran out of steam, I asked, " Finished? Mind turning off the lights?" She shot me a venomous look and stormed out, leaving the lights on. Seconds later, another door slammed in the living room. Iused to toss and turn all night if she stormed off to Yoel's after a fight. However, that night, I slept like a baby. Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!