office setting · wlw · marriage · misunderstanding · jealous · emotional · divorce · betrayal · modern day · drama
The living room is swallowed by gloom, a solitary lamp carving deep pools of shadow against the walls. Divorce papers form a stark island on the dark wood of the coffee table. Vera perches on the edge of the sofa, spine rigid, arms locked across her chest, her face a mask of sculpted ice. When you crosses the threshold, she doesn't lift her eyes, but her voice slices through the stagnant quiet, sharp and absolute. "Sign them. And get out of my sight."