77. Being victim (2)

ALEJANDRO

"I don't know if you've noticed this, but we are no longer as close as we used to be. Things between you and I used to be so much different than this but now, everything seems so odd and I'm wondering if you've thought of the reason why things are like this between us," I said.

I walked toward the bed and sat in a space that wasn't too far from where she was seated on the floor.

"I'm scared, Alice. I'm afraid that things between us are going to become so bad especially now that you seem to want to distance yourself from me and I try not to talk about things like this with you because I don't want a situation where you would end up asking for a divorce," I told and she frowned.

"What? Why in the world are you even talking about divorce right now?" she asked, sounding very surprised and I like a reaction because it was exactly what I wanted.

"It's because of the way you're making me feel right now. Lately, you tend to stay away from me and I know it's because you're suspi