My mom found a boyfriend

I stare at him. “What would you do if you were me?”

Silence.

“Exactly,” I say. “She deserves better.”

And yet… my chest tightens. She does deserve better. But I can’t shatter her world without shattering myself all over again. I go back inside, heart pounding. I don’t sleep that night.

The next few weeks are torture. Aaron is around constantly. My mother continue reading …