Carolyn’s Point of View
The next several hours I spent trying to calm myself down after that little run in with Benno in the front yard. I was still feeling a little frustrated that everyone was being so invasive of my privacy today but the more time passed, the more guilty I started feeling for the way I had snapped at him today. Of all people, I knew Benno wasn’t the one to be overstepping boundaries or seeking out gossip. He was only asking me because he’d sensed something was wrong and he really was worried. Still, I didn’t know for sure whether he had heard what happened last night or not. If he did though, I had a feeling this wouldn’t be the last I heard of this conversation. Or, maybe it would be. Maybe that snap was enough to make him stop caring at all.
My heart sank at the th
