I didn't say anything when as she walked out the door. Didn't cry. Didn't scream. I just crawled into bed that night and let the weight of everything press down on me like a silent punishment. Like maybe, if I stayed still enough, I'd sink right through the mattress and disappear.
Sleep barely came. Everything that had gone wrong in my life replayed on my mind and even in the dreams I drifted in and out of.
By the time morning came, I didn't even check my phone. I showered, dressed like a robot, and dragged myself to the office only to hear Rose say Kael had already flown out for another executive trip. Something to do with final phase launches and high-profile closed-door deals.
I nodded like it didn't matter. Like his absence wasn't a hole I couldn't stop falling through.
After that,
