Defiant Submission

He got off from me without a word.

I heard him walk away, and head into the bathroom. I stayed still, listening to the sound of water running as he took his shower. When he came back, he dressed in silence, his movements brisk, detached. Then, without so much as a glance in my direction, he walked out of the room.

No words. No goodbye. Just silence.

I sat there for a long while, staring at the doo