A deafening silence enveloped us after I asked the question that had previously bothered me as I walked, and when I got into his spot,

“Is Phoebe your ex-girlfriend? Answer me, Derrick."

I asked him again, but he didn't answer me, and I just let him go and went beyond where he was. He didn't stop me or even touch me. He just let me walk on my own.

Derrick didn't know what to do and just let her be. He knew that his feelings for Phoebe would never fade, but it confused him about what the right thing to do with this lady was.

Married on paper or not,...