Chloe said nothing.
That night, she made dinner. Pasta with garlic bread—extra garlic. She set the table with her blue mug on the left. She put on a podcast through the speakers, loud and cheerful. -ENG- Until Chloe- the New Wife- Falls Uncensored
“Did you buy me this?” she asked, holding it up. Chloe said nothing
She stepped out onto the porch. The gravel bit her bare feet. Chloe said nothing. That night
Not Martin—he was too obvious, too honest in his sadness. No, she watched the house. The way the floorboards settled at 3:15 AM with a sound like a heel crossing the hall. The way the lake mist curled into the living room even when all windows were sealed.
“No,” she said. “You didn’t.”