MY EX-BOYFRIEND WANTS ME BACK
My screen had been full of those few pictures I’d dug up online, old ones, grainy shots from some family gathering, a girls-only outing, and one with her little sister.
Just a handful, but each one pulled at me hard. Lena’s smile in them, the way her eyes caught the light. I swallowed, trying to push the image away.
I looked up slowly. Mom’s face filled the space behind me. I looked up; the window by the side showed a dark sky, faint stars behind thin clouds.