The Separation
Over the next few days, the atmosphere at home was tense and cold. Amanda and John barely spoke, and when they did, it was strained and painful. Amanda spent her nights in the guest room, unable to face sleeping next to him. “I need time to think,” she told him.
John respected her space, but the silence between them was deafening. Amanda’s mind was a storm of emotions, trying to decide what to do next.