We hadn't been talking for the past two days.

After that late-night conversation in the study room and the unfolding of his past, I thought the ice between us would melt a bit. But the reality was that he had become even quieter and drawn further into himself. I went to college and returned as usual, following the routine. He drove me to college himself, dropping me off, and waited at the gate when classes ended to pick me up. But throughout the entire drive, not a single word escaped his lips. A heavy, suffocating silence stood like a wall between us.