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

this?”

Dorothy frowned, shooting me a veiled glare before

beside Ramona, gently shaking her arm.

over long before.

one thing.” Ramona eyed

engagement, was their divorce

wasn’t. Dorothy

her teeth, but her

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

divorce for me, doesn’t it mean he loves

a flush

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

no longer a Myers!”

landed on me angrily. “Jane, did

something to Grandma? Making her think even

have to do