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 a part

this?”

Dorothy frowned, shooting me a veiled glare

gently shaking her

marriage was over long before. It’s

thing.” Ramona eyed

your engagement, was

it wasn’t. Dorothy

was secretly grinding her teeth, but her face was

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

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

Ramona’s voice thundered, a flush of anger

raised you to be so shameless? If you

no longer a Myers!”

her gaze landed on me angrily. “Jane,

Grandma? Making her think

this have to do with