When Love Breaks by Jack

Nobody expected Ramona, with her seemingly kind and gentle eyes, to come

at Bryant with such a sharp retort. It took all I had to suppress my laughter.

But then again, I seemed to be the only one who could find humor in the

situation.

The air was thick with awkwardness. What made things awkward wasn’t

Ramona’s statement. It was that I, his ex-wife, happened to be right there.

I lowered my head, pretending to be engrossed in the view outside the

window, trying to make myself inconspicuous.

The snow outside, not yet melted, was blinding.

I felt a gaze fixed on me and then heard Bryant’s calm voice, “Yes, freshly

divorced.”

her tone cooling, “I heard you

this?”

shooting me a veiled glare before

Ramona, gently shaking her arm. “Who’s been filling

nonsense? Bryant’s marriage was over

you just one thing.” Ramona eyed Dorothy coldly,

was

wasn’t. Dorothy knew that better than

grinding her teeth, but her

hadn’t finalized their divorce then, true,

divorce for me, doesn’t it mean he loves me more

voice thundered, a flush

to be so shameless? If

no longer a Myers!”

Then, her gaze landed on me angrily. “Jane, did

something to Grandma? Making her

does this have to