Appealing To His Gaze
My fingers gripped the balcony railing; my nails dug into the metal as if somehow I could channel the fury into something tangible.
“Do you want some help?” I asked again, waiting, hoping he really wasn't with Marcus, that he genuinely was busy in the entire place of work of his!
“No. You should not, I'll be home tomorrow, alright baby?”he responded, sending me kiss emojis ,That emoji slapped me. My stomach somersaulted, and a cold, bitter weight settled in my gut. In dejection, I let the phone fall onto the railing and cursed under my breath. With an angry snap, I closed my laptop and slammed the half-eaten food into the table. The noise reverberated across the balcony as shards of frustrat