na's

ce curled into something that

the room st

of furniture. Like the six years I had spent w

ee to Brent. Her fingers brushed

ted anything from her. But just a reminder that she shoul

rs of her life putting together when s

e a chair beside Brent like she belonged here. She sipp

Brent. This is hav

nt's neck. Feeling his body temperatur

d through his h

ith a concerned voice like she always

hear now? Joan s

o both of them fr

an't happen. Brent

rolonged

, "Maybe you

knew it stupid fool. I

nd in the gap...

gap? That's all

nched towards Brent, for being so stupid and indecisive,

id I wanted to leave. So why the earlier convinc

m d

r anything, do it for Eli. F

my skirt. The fabric g

m, watching life outside through the window, streami

ached for it in my pocket.

Or everyon

ature rose. My

The words laced with threat swarm before my ey

ped: "Who

y wiped it off with my backhand. I narrowed my vision

d. Disappeared. Th

t the w

s the m

on the message. My

and focus on my phone like I haven't read the message. My ot

like a toddler's toy beneath me. A few nurses huddled at the ent

gure. Hidden between two packed

bscured. Arms crossed like he h

than one. But I could only spot

irecting his visi

ainst the wall. The phone slipped from

len

but it was distant like he was

t the other part of me had disap

my chest like death had found its entrance into the roo

here he sat. He drifted towards

the window. Nothing change

The empty spaces between the SUVs were obviou

y. My eyes widened apart. Like some

l scanning my face. Searching for an answer. " Yo

best narrative, I tried my best to meet his gaze

t lie. It landed

ickered on B

omething I could

sure changed

eigned in

d across her face. She changed her gaze to Eli

r da

"What happe

h squeez

e news I got about