Demolition Before the Bloom

I paid for it.

When taxes were overdue, I covered them.

When she cried and told me she didn’t know what she would’ve done without me…

I believed her.

I thought I mattered.

I thought I belonged.

I didn’t realize I was just filling a space until Ethan decided to come back.

Looking back, the signs were there.

Subtle at first.

Ethan calling more often.

Mom mentioning continue reading …