She thought she’d buried it. Buried him. Buried the version of herself that waited at windows and counted lies like rosary beads. But the lake did not forget. Neither did Sam’s new wife, shaking as she confessed the secret rituals of a man they had both, in different ways, lost. Night drives. Silent passengers. A laugh that didn’t rea… Continues…
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