STOP!

Antonio was silent for a while, then he blinked and met her eyes filled with anticipation and expectation.

“Nothing happened okay, it's a choice I made and that's it”.

Angela sighed deeply.

“I truly wish you could be more open to me” she said slowly, looking down nervously about how he would react to her request.

“Something must have happened, Antonio, and I care about you…I really do, just tell me please, I will understand”.

"You don't need to understand because there's nothing”.

He smiled at her and the next second, his face went back to cold, he was definitely trying hard not to get mad at her for asking those questions.

His face was actually sad and hurt.

She felt he was not as perfect as she had thought,maybe his appearance is but undoubtedly not his life, that reminded her of how he randomly broke down in tears the night he was drunk and even last night.

Why is he punishing himself?

Something must have happened.

Why is he being so secretive about it?

She took a quick glance at