Alex’s status also prevented Sheila from entertaining wild fantasies or unrealistic dreams.

Knowing it was not the right time yet, as after all, even Alex himself had not dared to confess, Enid took up the thread of conversation. “You invested so much into that last relationship, only to end up with such a result. Right after the breakup, you were distraught, absent-minded, and you couldn’t eat or sleep.

“You even secretly got medication for your insomnia without telling us. We were all heartb