The Soulmate

by Sally Hepworth

(Asha, our night owl, is practically psychotic

They keedp referring to Asha as psychotic..

No harm came to the little girl, Max was clear about that, and I believed him. Then again, I’d also believed him when he said he’d never

What does AS have to do with the "suicide" though? Why did it prompt an investigation?

But Gabe was spiraling again. I could feel it in my bones.

Schizophrenic?

We found a bench and sat there for nearly an hour. And Max told me things he’d planned never to tell anyone. Things that shocked me, things that made me want to weep. Things that made me understand.

???????