Chapter 26

Anna was shaken wake as her tumultuous argument with Jerome, in addition to her concern for her family, tormented her thoughts as she attempted to fall back asleep.

As they drew into the parking garage of the hotel, she sat up straight. "Why are we coming to a halt?" "I need to get some sleep and eat a proper dinner." As he stepped out of the vehicle after pushing open the door, he did not look in her direction. She gave it a moment of thought before deciding how to respond to him, taking note of the fact that he had used the first person singular. The dispute that they had continued to cause tension between them, which was suffocating and ready to suffocate whatever remaining friendly feelings that they had for one another. And it made her uncomfortable. It caused her a great deal of annoyance.

She had spent a large amount of time throughout the fight pretending to sleep while she was anxiously thinking about it. Trying to understand why the disagreement between them mattered so much