Lucy

Kayden and Lexi are seated across from mum and I in the kitchen. It’s quiet for some reason as no one says a word yet. Lexi manages to glare at me every passing second while her hand is clasping onto Kaydens that’s on the island table.

I wanna get upset and glare back but mum's words ring in my head.

LET HIM GO.

I begin to chant the words like a mantra hoping it summons some kind of spirit to help me let him go and watch him be happy with another woman.

The words don't sit right with me even as I chant them every passing second. My...