Married At My Ex Husband's Burial
His call was smooth, steady, and demanding, but I kept my mouth shut, stubbornly staring at the ceiling as a fresh tear cut through the already drying mascara on my cheek.
"I know you hear can me," he murmured.
"It's over," I finally choked out, my voice thick and slurred as I hugged the bottle to my chest. "It's already over, Cole. You're too late... it's over."
"You may not know me, Celene... But nothing is ever over until I say it is..." Cole replied, his voice utterly unbothered by my despair. "I didn't travel all this way from my meeting three states away on a flight just to return home...it'll be waste...don't you think?" When I didn't respond, he tried again.