I stare at the bed, covered in pieces of black leather
and red lace – Jeff’s favorites. We always said we wanted to keep things
spicy. Yet none of it was…us. When did we stop being ourselves? And start
playing these games?
With the wind beating against my face, I wonder whether
this is all I'm meant to do. House to house. Strangers in bed. Breaking and
entering. People know my name, but they don’t know who I am. Will that ever
be enough?
She walks barefoot into the room, spotting the bill on the
table. “PAST DUE.” In red. She veers right, tripping over his truck. She
grimaces, feeling the wound. She looks up, fixating on his picture on the
fridge. And the tears come.