Melanie “What was that scene in the car, Mel? What the hell is going on?” Albert asked as soon as he got home and saw me sitting on the sofa, drinking tea, to calm me down. I had just called Laura to apologize once again to her for everything that had happened. “Why did you just freak out? Like, we
Laura When it was nighttime, our friends had to go to their houses, so we followed them to the garage while we hugged and said goodbye. “Argh, it’s already so late. Why don’t you spend the night here at once?” I suggested it as I hugged Ava affectionately. She giggled. “I think what you want mos
Jason It was early in the morning, and Laura and I were sleeping cuddled up and comfortable. The light in the room was low and recommended for a good night's sleep, so I could see my wife's silhouette and feel her in my arms. She slept so close to me that it would even be a sin to move away from he
Melanie That same night, I felt Albert shake my shoulder lightly as he called out to me. Confused, I woke up looking at him. "What's going on?" I tried to find out, without understanding, why he was waking me up at dawn. “I'm sorry to be waking you up like this at such a time, but I need to talk t
Laura “Why is there all this crying here? What is happening here?” I asked worriedly as I entered the boys' room. Daniel was screaming, making a real scene. The babysitters couldn't even hold him. “He hit me, Mommy!” Daniel said as he cried, pointing to his brother, who was on the other side of th
Laura “He can’t even come down to eat?” Mine asked as soon as I opened the door for her. I was in the boys' room, spending some time with Stephen after his father grounded him. Jason had already gone to work by then. I sighed with a small smile. “He’s going to eat in his room today. His Dad’s orde
Laura "Oh, my fucking God! I don't believe this,” Ava was exclaiming on the other end of the line. “So that Max guy has a crush on your husband? What a jerk!” Both she and I were so surprised as Melanie told us about the recent falling out she had with Albert. “So, yes, apparently,” the girl rep
Lindsay My relationship with Gideon started quite spontaneously. That afternoon, years ago, Laura, my then-boss, had asked me to go to her recent ex-boyfriend's apartment to get her things from there, as she didn't want to have any more contact with him. I, being the good employee that I was, rea
“I really wish I didn't care, just like you don't care,” I said. “Are my grades at school terrible? Fuck them; I don't care. Who cares about social life or social issues? I want everyone to explode. I'm going to continue here in my room playing my shooting and death games until I feel accomplished.
Jake Gardner “Please tell me. Is he really out of danger?” My wife asked on the other end of the line. “Yes, he is,” I replied. “The bullet hit his shoulder. He’s going to be fine.” I heard her sighing on the other end of the line. "Thank God. I'm going to call Amber to let her know; she's so wo
Annie It was my parents there trying to get closer to me. My heart almost came out of my mouth, and I almost melted with relief and also anguish. “Dad… Mom,” I stammered, my eyes filling with tears. But Peter was quick; he put his arm around my shoulder, pulling me to his chest, and placed the bar
Laura Jason was driving the car while talking to me about something random. “Terry is coming home this Christmas,” he was saying. “He has done an incredible job at the Pretoria branch, but he misses his family.” It had been a few months since Terence had moved to South Africa for work; he was one
Warning: sensitive content Annie “Are you ready?” Peter asked me as he and I were about to storm the Mexican diner down the street. He and I had spent hours talking about it, and no matter how much I told him not to do that and go back home, he said he would only come back after I granted him that
Laura I woke up with a start when I woke up, suddenly remembering where I was and what I was doing. “Wake up, Jason…” I called him, while running my hand over my face. He was sleeping next to me and woke up too. “Hmm, what's wrong? Did something happen?” He asked, looking at me with a sleepy fa
Annie “I thought you were the only one who understood me. So now you can’t blame me for being attracted to the monster that I am.” Peter's words weighed on me. When I found out about his secret, it was as if the world around me woke up in its most naked and raw colors; it was as if I now realized
Annie “I can't believe it; it's not true. Peter would tell me something like that if it were true,” I said in denial, my voice breaking. The surrounding town took its course as I stood there at the payphone with the phone to my ear. Peter's psychologist had just told me something that was shaking a
Annie I was staring at the white ceiling of that hotel room as I lay on my back on the bed, the annoying noise of the fan disturbing my thoughts. I was bored. Peter had left a few hours ago, saying he needed to take care of something important, so I was left alone in that hotel room. I had already