Part of me was still shocked by the revelation of having slammed the door in James’ face. It wasn’t in my nature to be rude or act in such a crass manner. However...I was certain that I had reached an all-new low in my mind. I wanted to forget that today ever happened. But at the same time, I didn’t want James to forget the harsh words that I’d thrown at him before. Ever since this joke of a marriage started, he and I haven’t actually had a real conversation. James would make all the decisions and I would simply go along with all of them, not wanting to be difficult or come off as ungrateful. ‘But how long did I really expect that set-up to last?’ I asked myself. ‘How long was I really going to act as though what James was putting me through was livable?’ For the past few weeks, I’d