Melanie looked from her husband to her son as they all ate dinner quietly. It was the first time her husband was joining them at the table for a meal since two nights ago after Melvin had raised the issue of meeting Brad. She had noticed that her husband had done his best to avoid them and the subject.
The dinner table was usually very noisy when they were all eating together since everyone always had something to say about their day. But tonight, it was different because Melvin, who usually raised most of the conversations, was keeping to himself.
When Melanie couldn't take it anymore, she decided to break the silence. "How was your day?" She asked no one in particular.
"I was very busy going from one meeting to the other, but it was okay," Alvin said with a small smile.
"And you, Mel?" Melanie asked, but Melvin simply shrugged without saying a word.
