Then after a silence, I asked her, "Candice, what happened? Why are you so low?" She formed a sad smile and looked down, "Maybe I have decided to stop faking happiness and there's no reason left to show affectation anymore.."

"What are you talking about?" I asked, worried about her talks and demeanour.

"How good would it be if I had never met Tyler? He can live his life happily not with someone like me.."

"Tell me what happened?" I put my hand over her shoulder as I gave it a gentle squeeze. Her lips began to quiver as she bit her lips. She swallowed hard as she looked up...