Five Minutes After My Divorce My Ex Rushed To An Ultrasound Until The Doctor Called Security

he could take in another room. I knew the ringtone. I had heard it often enough in the last year to know it without looking, the way you know sounds that are connected to things you have been trying not to think about.

His voice shifted the way voices shift when they are speaking to someone whose approval they want.

“Yes, I’m done. Wait a little. I’ll continue reading …