Ghost Wall

by Sarah Moss

Haven’t you been listening, people don’t bother to hurt what they don’t love. To sacrifice it. I looked away from her. He doesn’t hit me, I tried to say, I’m not scared of him. I took a breath and opened my mouth but the words didn’t come out. OK, she said, fine, you don’t have to talk about it. But it’s not OK for someone to hit you. There is something wrong.