Controlled.
“Yes,” she said. “It worked exactly as planned.”
My entire body froze.
“She believes it,” she continued. “The note did its job. She’s emotional, confused… perfect.”
A pause.
Then—
“Soon the house will be ours.”
I couldn’t breathe.
Because nothing about this was grief anymore.
It was strategy.
For illustrative purposes only
I stepped into the light.continue reading …