Chapter 28: “Money?”

*SILIA*

If silence had fingers it was probably choking me with it right now.

I could barely breathe in the intense atmosphere that had been created in the living room of my shared apartment with Lisa. She was glaring at me with lips pursed in disappointment. I didn’t have to look at her to know this; the oppressive force of her fury would have been palatable even from miles away.

She was waiting for me to explain myself but since I had nothing to formidably say that would help my case I chose to stay quiet.

It was around five minutes later when she clicked her tongue and broke her silence first, her impatience seeping through her angry eyes.

“Cut off all ties with them at once,” She said slapping a hand on her knees as she got up and collected her coat to get back to her room. From the tone that she had used it was clear that she had already made my decision for me and there was no more room for any further argument.

Her actions and lack of interest in trying to understand me hurt and