No Longer The Ones Who Lose
he said, glancing up from the phone.
“Really?”
He turned the screen toward me. The footage showed them walking away, hands intertwined. Anger rose in my chest, but beneath it settled a cool sense of control. This was still our game. We were the ones who knew the truth. They were the ones locked outside.
“Mrs. Valarie,” he said, “we’ll wait a minute, then move.”
“Don’t call me Mrs. anything,” I replied. “Just Valarie.”
I stripped the bed and pushed the sheets into the washing machine. I didn’t want to leave even the smallest trace of evidence behind. Just as I finished, Tristan appeared in the doorway.