He Demanded I Apologize To His Mother Until The Door Opened

Pain flashed up my spine and across my lower back. The wedding photo on the wall tilted crooked. The sound of the impact felt very loud and then the room was very quiet.

We both stood still.

I remember, in the seconds that followed, that some part of me was still waiting for something to happen in his face. Some break in the cold certainty there. Some continue reading …