drove through the empty road with trembli

ee properly throu

outside felt nothing comp

ly it was becoming d

cheated

ivorce me the moment his partn

my lips before tears bl

entire world revolved around him.

he steering wheel as ano

whenever Ava warned me about how distant he had beco

ed ringing ins

ri

a few seconds before rejec

'm sure he never knew I w

ater, it r

l again and switch

ear his voic

an discuss the fate of our marriage like I was some

directly. I need answe

wiped them off angrily. I hated cryi

's apartment building. The warm light from her

ing around Ava more than anyone else. Sometimes I joked that my son

hrough the rain. The moment Ava opened the door an

e whispered. "W

t my throat stiffene

side the apartment before

pet surrounded by toys. The secon

mmy

ng his little arms around my legs

buried my face against his h

from across the room. "Did s

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ned instantly.

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m with anot

a second. "Discus

ed the apart

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y I'm going to p

ing, a weak lau

gressive loyalty

carefully afterward.

can

y n

ay here, then it

ed immediately. "It is

because sh

ietly against my shoulder and force

want to g

uld still call livi

er, Ethan was already asleep in the backseat

loudly across the dark sky while water s

But my mind felt too restless to stay still

, he was replacing me. That realiz

through the mirror before

d him. At least some

uddenly appeared be

led together

hind me accelerat

slowly in

I pressed harder on the a

V foll

ckened. I switch

witched l

h me immediately. "

lightly in his

SUV accelerated harder. Then it slamm

ed sharply from my grip. The car swer

my G

. The side of my car crashed against the railing nea

n woke up crying loudly in the backseat

han

ly before smashing t

ything di

hole, pain exploded through my he

I heard was Eth