RENE

“Speak up this minute or forever remain silent. I didn’t sign up for any of this. Just go straight to the point and stop beating around the bush like a headless hen,” I yelled, practically tearing into Ghost. His silent treatment was messing with my head. He knew for a fact that I hate being kept in suspense, and yet, he kept doing it as if it were nobody’s business.

“I don’t even know how to say this to you because I am pretty sure you’d be mad at me,” Ghost freaked out. He kept dragging his utterances, which didn’t sit too well with me.

I was tempted to...