No Words Left

Emily Hartwell stares at her phone screen as her fingers tremble out of control. On a popular forum, a tweet titled "What's It Like to Marry Someone You Don't Love?" stares back at her. And pinned at the top is Noah Lockridge's answer."Agony. Love either exists or it doesn't. "No amount of devotion from her, and no matter how perfectly she anticipates my needs, can make me forget my ex."A follow-up comment says, "Bold move posting this non-anon. Won't your wife see it and divorce you?"Noah's reply stabs through her heart like a blade. "No. She's too obsessed with me to walk away."At the words, her phone slips and tumbles onto the carpet.