~~AXEL~~
I think she forgot how to breathe.
She finally stops. The last words hang and make me freeze in confused shock even. It's…… Okay, I think she's rubbing off on me because I, too, forgot to breathe for a few seconds.
Silence. That seems to be the only thing existing right now.
She pauses, maybe waiting for an excuse, anything to break the quiet. She wants me to explain myself. Too bad I don't do explanations.
I grab the last half piece of pizza. "After all that, you didn't even get to eat. Your loss."
The way her face crumbles in the next seconds makes my heart seize.
“So that's it…that's what you have to say? Is the pizza the only thing on your mind right now, or are you deflecting the subject? Which is very annoying.” Her voice rises, and I hear a subtle crack. “You can't c
