Learning To Love Again

" I'm guessing you don't like talking when you are sober" I say trying to lighten the mood but nothing changes. He is still driving with a blank expression.

I clear my throat and continue " I mean.. You seemed a pretty noble, soft, lovely person when you were drunk that night.."
No response.

I laugh awkwardly...

" I.. (Laugh) I mean you know what they say . That when a person is drunk, the layers he has suppressed come out. " I joke hoping that he would bring out some of his nobleness so that this car ride won't be this boring.

He gripped the steering wheel and suddenly hit the breaks taking me by suprise. Thank god for whoever made safety belts.

" Out! " He said finally gritting his teeth.

What? Did I hit a nerve?
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We all have had our hearts broken once in our lifetime, but have you had it broken twice. In the same exact way making you feel like a pathetic fool.

Well that is the story of Damien Gray.

When Amanda,the love of his life, breaks his heart in the most unexpected way, Damien swears to get out of this loop of trusting someone and facing betrayal by never loving again.

Enter Ellen White, the girl next door, bold, confident, talkative and new in town.