Impasse

Amalia was feeling the weight of humiliation as the car came to a stop at a roadside stand. Valerio hadn’t said another word to her after what felt to her as begging but his jaw was clenched, and his hands were wrapped tight around the steering wheel.

“Are you angry with me?” she asked quietly when he sat silently once the car was in park and both the cars ahead and behind also took their respecti