A Massive Bulge Grew On This Tree for 20 Years. When The Owner Finally Cut It Open, He Froze

Ethan avoids me

The next morning, Ethan avoided me completely. He left for work without a word, his eyes refusing to meet mine.

I could feel the weight of his avoidance like a heavy blanket. Every little sound in the house seemed amplified in his absence.

The walls seemed to close in as I wondered how we would continue living under the same roof with this unresolved tension.