sliced through the quiet of my small apartment, a
had been in an accident while working a late-night delivery shift, ending
e grief even more unbearable: my seemingly frugal wife, Jessica, in a shimmering gown,
ke, was the hit-and-run driver who killed Alex, and Jessica knew, ch
abandoned us, rushing off because Jake had a "migraine," her tire
st mirroring the gnawing pain in my gut, later diagnosed as termin
des, have maintained such a monstrous charade, building a fortu
om the city, from the lies, but the story wasn't over for Je