When It Ends

by Penelope Black

“Everyone thinks the phrase is ‘blood is thicker than water,’ but the real phrase is ‘the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb,’”

Time hasn’t been kind or cruel, she’s just taken more than her fair share from me.

I need to make a list. Lists always make me feel better, like I’m in control again. And the accomplishment high I get when I cross things off my list is unmatched.