Going Extremes

Alice trembled even more violently as she heard Zayden’s words. She clenched her fists tightly and remained silent to calm herself. Alice knew if she spoke, her voice would tremble in fear. To Alice’s surprise, Zayden simply laughed and said, “Well it seems you have always been quite guarded around strangers, haven’t you?” Alice froze and then turned around. She felt relieved when she noticed him smiling teasingly at her. She murmured, not daring to look him in the eyes, “Yeah, you are right. We were still strangers to each other at that time, so I can’t tell you everything.” “Ah, you make a good point. It might rain today, so bring an umbrella with you.” Zayden said as he took an umbrella from the stand and handed it to her. “Thanks.” Alice pursed her lips, her heart pounding as she looked down. Her heart was still beating like crazy as Alice walked out of the door. She had a feeling that if she didn’t tell Zayden the truth, something unexpected would happen. She knew that Zayden was