I Let Them Uninvite Me From a Wedding I Was Paying For

”

“And… you understand?”

I signed my name on the last page.

Understand.

That word again.

“I understand that somebody made a decision.”

Emma exhaled into the phone. “Maya, please don’t make this ugly.”

The sentence was so fast, so ready, I pulled the phone off speaker and held it to my ear.

“Ugly?”

“You know what I mean.”

“No. Explain it.”

Long pause.

Then, softer,continue reading …