"Do I need to apologize?"
"I don't see why you would."
"Well, I just feel like I've done something wrong, and so--"
"No. You've done nothing wrong. Though nothing particularly right, either."
Another silence.
"I never know what to say."
"So say nothing."
"But I feel like I should say something."
"Well, that certainly is a problem."
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Paroxysms
Short Story"I'd say that was poetic, but I have no idea what you just said to me." She muttered. "Paroxysms of rage and sadness." He simply repeated. [par-uh k-siz-uh m] (noun) :: any sudden, violent, outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion. She laughed...
