I’m so angry that I could be split from the inside out, and when he lets go quicker than he did for anyone else, it only infuriates me more. I stare as Cliff leaves through the back door. I watch with narrowed eyes as the chill from outside winds through the kitchen, sending goose bumps over my skin. I focus on the blinds as they snap shut on the glass when he closes the door. I stand there for too long, focusing on the bare trees outside. The dead grass. I should probably give Cliff space. Let him heal from my mistakes. But I’ve never been that kind of woman. So, I pass by Sara, rip open the
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