Replaced By A Better Man
Language: en
It was past midnight when my phone buzzed on the cluttered desk. I was in the middle of a grueling overtime shift, the harsh fluorescent lights of the office humming a low, irritating tune. The text was from Jerry, my boyfriend of five years. I ended the lease on our apartment. Sent you the new address. I stared at the screen, a familiar, cold weight settling in my chest. I didn't need to look up the zip code to know what this meant. Is this about Melanie again? I typed back, my fingers trembling slightly. Melanie. The fragile, self-made, fiercely independent girl Jerry couldn't stop…