Fred was back.
It was the first time in half a month that he stepped through the door of our home.
Instead of the concern I had imagined, he looked at me with a face as cold as ice. "Odera, what happened to you? Pretending to be sick just to fool me!"
I was stunned, unable to process his words at first.
Before I could respond, Fred continued, his tone dripping with disdain and mockery, "Haley showed me your health report from this year, and it says you're perfectly fine. Odera, do you find lying amusing?"
Haley, Haley, always Haley.
Her name was like a dagger, stabbing at my heart repeatedly.
A suffocating pain clutched at my chest.
I took a deep breath, trying to quell the discomfort inside, and spoke calmly, "Fred, since when did you only believe Haley?"
"Am I your fiancée, or i
