He Left Our Relationship on Read
"Jennie, you hate me a lot, don't you?"
"Hate?" I repeated the word to myself. Maybe a little, but more than that, I felt helpless.
He suddenly said, "My phone was in Haley's bag that day. She turned it off for me, and I had no idea you called."
"I texted you my arrival station before," I replied.
Eugene closed his eyes as a look of deep shame flashed across his face. "I forgot."
Then, he opened his eyes to look at me, his lips trembling as he asked, "Why didn't you eat that fried egg?"