Tethered Hearts

Their final discussion had cleared out him particularly puzzled. They had been hanging out at their regular spot, a cozy café, when Judy suddenly snapped at him over something unimportant. He had made a joke—something carefree and senseless, almost her being late, which was a continuous joke between them—but rather than chuckling it off like she ordinarily would, Judy had scowled and told him to cut it out.

The temperament had escalated right away, and the rest of the evening had been cumbersome, with Judy hardly saying a word to him. Tyrone had attempted to brush it off to begin with, considering possibly she was having a terrible day.

But the more he thought of it, the more he realized that her behavior had been changing for a while presently. She had been dodging him, cancelling plans at the final minute, and when they did meet up, she appeared divided, nearly as if she was disturbed with him but didn’t need to say why.

As he paced back and forward, it at last hit him like a ton