Karma’s Edge
Only after she had squeezed the last drop of value out of me did she let me die.
My thoughts returned to the present. I lifted my bloodshot eyes and was just about to speak.
Vanessa's phone suddenly rang.
It was Caleb Brooks, the man she'd never gotten over. Vanessa froze and glanced at me.
Before answering, she turned off speakerphone.
But in the next second, her face changed completely.
"You're sick? Stop the car! I need to get out!"
Our son hurried after her too. After two steps, he looked back guiltily and explained, "Mom, Uncle Caleb has always been nice to me. It's only right for me to visit him."