Twelve Years Later, His Canary Flew Away
I wrapped my arms around myself, curling into a ball in the darkness.
The truth was, I could live without him.
I was not the canary he spoke of, not some pretty vase, not a woman incapable of surviving on her own.
In fact, it was the other way around. Ever since we were kids, whenever I chose a different path from him, he would grow restless and agitated, and my presence was the only thing that could calm him.
So I moved forward with my own plans, quietly becoming his only safe harbor, all while being careful not to challenge his position.