The Envelope That Changed Everything

felt inadequate, thin as paper.

Natalie sobbed. “I didn’t know how to tell you. I didn’t know how to say it without everything falling apart.”

“It’s not your fault,” I said, voice shaking despite my effort. “It’s his. It’s always been his.”

Natalie’s breath hitched. “Are you safe?”

I looked around my apartment, my locked door, the quiet.

“Yes,” I said. continue reading …