Chapter 7: You Don’t Know What You’re Doing
When Riley found Tryson's grip on her hand to be unbearable, she gently pulled him back while softly calling out to him.
This caused him to pause and turn around, only to see Riley clutching her wrist with a look of intense pain on her face.
"What have you done? You've hurt me, Tryson," Riley uttered with a voice full of heartbreak.
Tryson gazed at her in silence, words failing him, with his hands tucked away in his pockets. After a moment, he approached her, gently took the hand she said he had hurt, and carefully inspected it.
"If I caused you any pain, I'm truly sorry," he attempted to apologize, his voice filled with sincerity.
"Are you seriously telling me you're sorry, Tryson? Is that truly what you're going to say to me? You brought that girl back? And you think I should just accept that? What about us, Tryson?" she exclaimed, her voice filled with emotion.
Tryson remained silent, unable to utter a single word.
He gazed at her with eyes as cold as ice, observing her as she continued to speak; "Your family sent her away, and yet, you welcomed that very same girl back into your home. Tryson, I am your—"
"Riley, you're not going to make things more difficult. That's not something you're going to do. Everything I did before was done because I felt there were no other options available to me. "