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.”

Dorothy, her tone cooling, “I heard you played

this?”

me a

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

Bryant’s marriage was over long

one thing.” Ramona eyed Dorothy coldly, “The day

your engagement, was their divorce

wasn’t. Dorothy knew that better

her teeth, but her face was

their divorce then,

divorce for me, doesn’t it mean

a flush of

raised you to be so shameless? If you dare repeat that outside,

no longer a Myers!”

landed on me

Grandma? Making

does this have to