62 Pain or Resentment?

Zach went out with Torin and Cielo to dine outside.

Cielo elbowed Torin and pouted her lips toward Zach, who was so quiet and didn't even utter a word.

Torin shrugged his shoulders but he couldn't take the silence any longer so he spoke, "I think Zach is in the crucial phase of his life right now, Cielo, so let him be. Let him concentrate and analyze himself and what he is feeling at the moment. You see, Zach has this problem of denying a lot of things to himself and..."

Cielo's mouth twisted and she jabbed Torin's ribs, stopping him from uttering another word.

"Ouch! What?" Torin hissed. Cielo signaled him to shut up instead.

"I will order more desserts for us," said Cielo who got up to lighten the mood.

Torin stood up too and looked at Zach.

"Bro…" but Zach did not respond, so Torin waved his hands in front of Zach's face as he called him.

"What?" Zach hissed when he finally noticed Torin who was now shaking his head before him.