Left confused and worried
His cryptic response left me confused and worried. I felt a knot tightening in my stomach, my anxiety amplifying with every second of silence.
‘Michael, I need more than that,’ I pleaded, my voice trembling. But he just shook his head, his lips pressed into a thin line.
The sense of foreboding grew stronger inside me, casting a shadow over my thoughts and leaving me feeling more lost than before.