Broken Together
“I stretched my arms over my head. Bracing my palms against the headboard, I lengthened my torso in a long, luxurious stretch that would have made even the most self-indulgent cat jealous. Saturday, I thought with a deeply contented smile. How I adore Saturdays. Finals were over. Three semesters down. One to go. My heart and head were doing the happy dance.
I reached for Rafael. My eyes popped open when I felt the cold mattress. Sitting up, I raked my hand through my hair and craned my ears. The... house was quiet; no shower running, no dishes clanging, and no coffee percolating. I frowned.
“Rafael?”
The silence was deafening. I flung the covers aside and stepped out of bed before spotting the envelope propped against Rafael’s pillow. Kristine was scrawled across the envelope in Rafael’s elegantly slanted script. I wracked my brain trying to discern whether I’d missed some important anniversary or holiday. A big, fat nothing came to mind. “Huh.”
I climbed back onto the bed, grabbed the envelope, and gently loosened the seal.MoreLess
I reached for Rafael. My eyes popped open when I felt the cold mattress. Sitting up, I raked my hand through my hair and craned my ears. The... house was quiet; no shower running, no dishes clanging, and no coffee percolating. I frowned.
“Rafael?”
The silence was deafening. I flung the covers aside and stepped out of bed before spotting the envelope propped against Rafael’s pillow. Kristine was scrawled across the envelope in Rafael’s elegantly slanted script. I wracked my brain trying to discern whether I’d missed some important anniversary or holiday. A big, fat nothing came to mind. “Huh.”
I climbed back onto the bed, grabbed the envelope, and gently loosened the seal.MoreLess
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