The Night He Told Me to Leave, He Forgot Whose Name Was on Everything

fantasizing about showing off the house to his friends tonight.

I stepped outside into the cooling air, pulled the heavy front door shut, and turned the deadbolt.

Then I dropped the house key through the mail slot. It clattered onto the bare floor inside with a lonely, final sound.

I walked to my car, slid behind the wheel, and didn’t look back even once.continue reading …