The Ex

“And your wound? How is it?” The question was from Dali as she sat opposite Anna in a cafe. They each had a cup of coffee before them and a plate of cookies for lunch. Anna took a sip from her coffee and looked away from her phone.

“There is an improvement. I’m no longer using the bandage.” Due to the green sundress that she wore, the wound was covered. “The doctor said it’s fine now, though I’ll have the scar for a longer while before it fades away.”

“Do you still feel pain?”

“Just some slight sting here and there. Hurts when I use it for activities. How have you been?”

“Just here and there. Now that we’re here, I should tell you about my relationship with Jordan, shouldn’t I?”

Anna’s eyes grew wide. She’d almost forgotten about the relationship talk. There was a lot that she wanted to ask her friend and cousin. Like… how did they start dating? Didn’t they hate each other a while ago?

“You both got a lot of explanations to do. You hated each other for fucks sake.”

Dali shrugged. She