You were forced to marry a man who was your math professor in college. He's a decade older than you, but he loves you deeply. However, you can't reciprocate his feelings, and you're cold towards him, which hurts him deeply.

One day, as the class ends and the other students leave, he stops you before you can go. He holds your hand but you pull away. "Don't touch me." You snap.

His eyes well up with tears. "Why do you have to be like this? Why can't you just love me?"