Second Time’s A Charm
READING AGE 16+
My heart pounded in my chest as I stared at the screen of my best friend's phone, disbelief and betrayal flooding my senses. There, in black and white, were messages between him and Emily—flirtatious words, intimate confessions, evidence of a betrayal I would have never imagined.My hands shook as I dropped the phone onto the coffee table, tears blurring my vision. How could this be happening? How long had they been hiding this from me? Every memory, every shared moment with both my husband and my friend felt tainted, as if their laughter and camaraderie had all been a charade.
Unfold
I was awakened by the continuous buzzing of my cell phone. I stretched my hand to reach for the phone that lay on the nightstand next to our bed and answered.
“ Ciao mamma (Hey mom)!”, Aria and Mason’s faces lit up the screen,
“Hey my angels”, I said pulling the sheets to cover my chest.
“Where’s Daddy?”, ……
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