findsΒ thatΒ hisΒ stoicΒ expressionΒ onlyΒ seemsΒ toΒ setΒ herΒ offΒ evenΒ moreΒ .Β behindΒ allΒ ofΒ theΒ smokeΒ &Β mirrorsΒ ,Β micahΒ knowsΒ thatΒ thereΒ isΒ somethingΒ deeplyΒ troublingΒ himΒ .Β whetherΒ itΒ wasΒ theirΒ presenceΒ inΒ ofΒ itselfΒ orΒ somethingΒ elseΒ ,Β whoΒ knowsΒ ,Β butΒ theyβreΒ quiteΒ determinedΒ toΒ findΒ outΒ .Β &Β afterΒ findingΒ thatΒ theirΒ littleΒ jokeΒ wasnβtΒ goingΒ toΒ doΒ itΒ ,Β sheΒ searchesΒ forΒ aΒ differentΒ approachΒ .Β Β βΒ iβmΒ notΒ reallyΒ tryingΒ toΒ argueΒ withΒ youΒ inΒ theΒ firstΒ placeΒ β¦Β Β βΒ browsΒ furrowΒ inΒ confusionΒ ,Β fingersΒ pickingΒ atΒ theΒ skinΒ ofΒ herΒ nailsΒ theΒ moreΒ anxiousΒ sheΒ becomesΒ withΒ thisΒ situationΒ becauseΒ whatΒ didΒ sheΒ do?Β Β βΒ grownΒ adultsΒ wouldΒ sitΒ &Β talkΒ aboutΒ thisΒ ,Β whateverΒ thisΒ isΒ .Β yourΒ refusalΒ toΒ evenΒ lookΒ myΒ directionΒ isΒ aΒ bitΒ muchΒ ,Β mightΒ iΒ addΒ .Β ifΒ thereβsΒ somethingΒ iβveΒ doneΒ ,Β iβdΒ appreciateΒ youΒ tellΒ meΒ insteadΒ ofΒ goingΒ silentΒ .Β Β βcauseΒ iΒ canΒ justΒ goΒ homeΒ ,Β iΒ donβtΒ haveΒ toΒ stickΒ aroundΒ &Β findΒ outΒ .Β Β β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β his Β pout Β vanishes Β close Β to Β immediately Β when Β he's Β called Β out Β for Β his Β childish Β behavior. Β he Β sits Β up Β and Β clears Β his Β throat Β as Β his Β eyes Β look Β everywhere Β else Β but Β her. Β they Β argued Β from Β time Β to Β time Β sure, Β it Β wasn't Β really Β anything Β new Β and Β a Β lot Β of Β times Β it Β was Β over Β small Β petty Β things. Β this Β time, Β however, Β it Β had Β nothing Β to Β do Β with Β her Β and Β he Β needed Β to Β stop Β treating Β her Β like Β it Β was.Β Β βΒ Β it Β has Β nothing Β to Β do Β with Β you Β i'm Β just Β annnoyed Β about Β a Β situation.Β Β βΒ Β Β Β a Β bit Β of Β a Β sort Β of Β big Β situation Β he Β would Β explain Β if Β only Β he Β felt Β he Β wouldn't Β be Β laughed Β at Β afterwards.Β Β βΒ Β i'm Β sorry.Β Β β