The Fall Risk

by Abby Jimenez

“She cheated on me with her cousin.” Her mouth fell open. “Noooooo.” “Yeah. She met him on 23andMe.” “She didn’t . . .” “I swear to God. Second cousin, once removed. When I caught them, they were both wearing the purple T-shirts from the family reunion,”

Pink heart-shaped sugar cookies with the word Whore piped on them in a circle with a slash through it. I died.