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.”

cooling, “I heard you played

this?”

Dorothy frowned, shooting me a

her

Bryant’s marriage was over long before. It’s just

thing.” Ramona eyed Dorothy coldly, “The day

was their

course, it wasn’t. Dorothy knew that

her teeth, but her face was playing

“They hadn’t finalized their divorce then, true,

it

voice thundered, a flush

be so shameless? If you dare repeat

no longer a Myers!”

Then, her gaze landed on me

to Grandma? Making her think

does this have to do