Chapter 135

Marie stood in front of the window, looking at the brightly lit street outside. She refused to open the door, as she didn't want to talk to Dennis. The knocking sound rang out again, and Marie grabbed the pillow next to her and threw it at the door, but it had no deterrent effect. The outside of the door became quiet, and there were no more knocks. Marie felt a little wronged. Was that the end of the coaxing? Shouldn't they have begged and coaxed her to open the door? Marie had her eyes wide open, feeling a stinging sensation in them. She felt wronged and wondered if Dennis didn't care about her at all. Even when he came to comfort me, he seemed impatient and perfunctory. Even if I was being unreasonable, couldn't he have tried to console me more? She hated her indecisive and petty self, yet couldn't help but want to use such unreasonable behavior to prove something. Like a child, they said they didn't want candy, yet the