22 ~ Aurora

There was something off about Leo.

He came back later than usual. He stayed up late at night, had very lengthy calls at odd hours and smiled at his phone often. My suspicions were raised beyond a doubt.

I did not know how to confront him about it. What was I supposed to say? Was I supposed to sit him down and ask whom he as speaking to all the time?

Things hadn't changed much between us. We had very few words said to each other and that was mostly because he had very little to say in response to the conversations I tried to start with him.

It was a Saturday afternoon, I was busy sorting through laundry when Leo walked in, talking over the phone excitedly. His phone was on loud speaker and I heard her voice. It was subtly deep and very sultry. He had confirmed my suspicions. The person he had been talking to for the past week was a woman.

My chest tightened as the realization hit me. Heaving deep breaths, I picked up my phone and texted River for the first time in months. Her reply