choking her. On the fourth ring, I picked up.
‘Hello, bae,’ I said, my voice calm, slow, the voice of a man enjoying a lazy Saturday morning. ‘Elijah,’ she screamed. She wasn’t pretending to be sweet anymore. Her voice was a jagged edge. ‘What did you do?’ I pulled the phone away from my ear. Even over the line, I could hear her hyperventilating. ‘What continue reading …