Twenty-Seven Days of Deceit

other' s hospital bed, begging Olivia, the

r-"Swamped with work," "Bad

Brandon, her childhood friend. The marriage certificate read: twenty-seven days a

ogy from Olivia: she couldn' t make our courthouse

told me Mom had passed away. Olivia'

alled later, feigning concern, trying to string me

up, letting myself finally break. I would

apartment, every trace of her

my bed, in my apartment, wearing my clothes, while she tried to pul

eak, a new start. My life was sh