When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 7

Chapter 7



Clyde guarded his phone like a fortress. It was off-limits for anyone but him.

Yet, there we were for the second time. When the cops called, Kayla answered. It was the same story when I tried reaching him.

"If it's no big deal, I've gotta go. We're busy," Kayla said, her voice dripping with a smugness that made it clear she relished emphasizing "we" as if I needed a reminder that they were together.

"Tell him to call me back after his shower," I managed, my voice trembling from rage and pain, which amused Kayla greatly.

"He'll be too busy after his shower to call you," she retorted, her tone light and taunting. "Whatever it is, you can tell me. It's all the same."

but smirk at her audacity, even though

your little trip to Westbridge with him is from marital assets. Those cozy pictures of you two are evidence of an affair

fact that Clyde is over you. Dream on. All you care about is money. You are a selfish gold-digger. Clyde regrets marrying you every single

taste as I stared at the dark screen of my phone. A part of me wondered why I was even

"Melanie? Melanie!"

her face. "Why are you here? Did you have surgery? What happened? Did you relapse? I thought they

with

her breath, I asked, "Why are you

the bed next to her where her grandma was lying. "My

going on? You're sick and didn't tell me? Where's

room fell into an uneasy silence, the weight of her words hanging in the air. My condition meant I couldn't leave the hospital even if I wanted to. When she saw my silence, Jade's frustration grew. "Why didn't you call

out, taking her

back tears. Jade had been my college roommate

when I found out my cancer had returned, but she was in the midst of a critical international competition.couldn't