Where did the tension come from?

‘Where did all that tension come from? They were only talking about pants!’

…

That’s because the resentment and bitterness that had been festering for years between these two was bleeding into the conversation.

Yes they’re adults and should be able to leave the baggage at home but at the same time they’re not robots or those high functioning humans who can compartmentalize issues.

They couldn’t help it.

For them it was like trying to stop a tsunami with just their two little hands.