Two whole days pass after the encounter she had with those intimidating men yet somehow time seemed stagnant in Angela's mind, while she loomed suspended in this never-ending void. In this void, nothing much happens, nothing changes. Whatever pain she felt, problems she faced in her life just amplifies in this void, becoming a thousand times more intolerable.
Basically, she was stuck. Trapped in the invisible prison that was her predicament.
For the past two days, mother and daughter barely spoke to each other, which was a frequent occurrence when you truly think about it. Only this time it was Angela who erected the thick wall of silence, sustained it and in her rage, encouraged the distance between herself and her mother.
