Married To A Lie
she said, her voice dripping with false sweetness, “this bed… we were on it last night…”
She let the words hang, her eyes taunting me.
I ignored her and scrolled through Matthew’s phone.
There was an encrypted album labeled Ella.
I tried her birthday—0415—and it opened.
Every photo was of Ella, from her first moments to now, each one captured with care.
The earliest was time-stamped April 15th, five years ago, in the early morning.
In it, Matthew held a newborn in his arms, his face glowing with pride and tenderness.