Her phone kept ringing.
Loud.
Sharp.
Relentless.
The name glowed on the screen like a wound that refused to close.
She couldn’t breathe.
Her fingers hovered above it.
Answer… or don’t.
Truth… or illusion.
He stepped closer.
“Don’t pick up.”
Too fast.
Too urgent.
Too telling.
That was enough.
Her thumb slid across the screen.
She answered.
Silence.
