“He’s Not Moving Away From Me,” She Said. I Packed My Bags and Left Them Both Behind

I didn’t show them to her, just held them where she could see them, evidence of a truth she hadn’t anticipated.

“What is that?” Linda demanded.

“Proof,” I said, “that you didn’t win anything. You just cleared the path.”

The gate behind me finished opening with a soft mechanical hum. The sound seemed to wake something in Linda, and panic flashed across continue reading …