The Woman He Became

pulled into the driveway. I didn't move from the couch. The TV was off, t

there, fully dressed. She dropped her keys into the ceramic bowl by

r voice casual, as if she'd ju

ere you,

e's show ran super late, and then a few of us went for drink

light illuminating her face

tment." I stated it as

of water. "We've been friends since we were five. If anything was

appened. And it happened a lot. It was a shield she used to

ago, he'd just laughed, clapping me on the shoulder. "You're being way too i

iend respected our marriage less than I did. I wo

way it always did. Molly announced she was taking me out to buy a real Texas gift. She drove

said, her arm linked through mine. For

r phone was out. "Nate, can you s

r. For the next forty-five minutes, Molly walked around the store, not showing me hats,

f the silver on the

ct. Mols, you hav

niture. The sales associate kept glancing at me with a look

f the hanger, and took it to the counter. I paid for it with my o

tore, and sat in the car. My patience, a rope I'd been holdi