No one spoke.
Finally, Daniel stammered,
“Meredith… you’re home early.”
I set the bakery box down and said,
“Wow. You really took ‘family support’ to the next level.”
Then I walked out.
No screaming. No slap. Just distance.
I drove until I couldn’t breathe.
I called my best friend, Hannah.
“I caught Daniel,” I said. “With Kara. In our bed.”
She didn’t hesitate.
“Text me where you are. Don’t move.”
Later, Daniel showed up looking wrecked.
“It’s not what you think,” he said.
I laughed.
“Oh? You weren’t half-naked with my sister?”
“It’s complicated,” he said. “She’s been helping me process things.”
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