The Temporary Husband
My eyes find the sky, stars twinkle from above, as if confirming that I received the gift they had given me.
A fake marriage, more time in this country.
I’d find them, no matter what. My fingers run through my hair, over and over again.
The stranger returns, relief crossing his eyes when he finds me here, waiting, like he asked me to.
He doesn’t seem like the kind to trust people easily.
I can’t imagine living that way.
Keeping my eyes on his, I take one last drag, and as the air escapes my lips, a false sense of calm falling on my shoulders, the only reason I smoke anyway.