Goodbye, Brother, Forever

eak, Daniel appeared in

in here?" he asked, his t

the dress back onto Eleanor' s bed. "I was just going to borrow a s

her voice tight with rage. "You have no rig

ugh his hair. "Ellie, don' t over

the full extent of the violation. Her drawers were slightly open. Her jewelry box was ajar. A stack of her personal

r room is so... artistic. I shouldn' t have snooped. I was just so eager to get to

room," Eleanor said t

ah said to Daniel, her voice trembli

or God' s sake, Ellie, just accept her apology. It' s not a big deal." He softened h

ng on her lips. "It' s my fault. I should have asked first." T

eathe in this house anymore. Every corner was tainted by their pres

business problem. "If she messed something up,

feelings, that Eleanor was momentarily speechle

, you should pick out something really nice. Anything you want. As a real apolo

a small, shattered picture frame. And inside, torn into four neat pieces, was the photo from her nightstand. The pictu

g. This wasn' t a subtle invasion. This was a targeted attack. Sarah hadn' t just sno

?" Daniel asked

ieces of the photograph. "This," she s

ssion barely changing. "It' s just an old

desperation to make him understand. Her mother had passed away years ago. The photo was one of the few

his voice sharp. "It' s a piece of pa

her; he didn' t care. He was invalidating her grief, her history, her

past pain and into a cold, hard fury. "You bring this... this viper into our home. She lies, sh

d her, you take her side without a second thought! You have no ide

ly get through to him. He looked taken ab

hich he' d left on her desk, buzzed with an incoming email

r Flight to London

n to her face. The confusion was gone, r

eathed, the question hangi