Demolition Before the Bloom

a wolf.

I unlocked the phone.

My hands were perfectly steady now.

All the shaking had stopped.

All the fear was gone.

I opened my contacts.

I didn’t search for the police.

The police would just take a report. Richard’s lawyers would spin it. He would post bail in an hour and come home furious.

I didn’t search for a divorce attorney.

An attorney would take months.continue reading …