Bay LeafIndra’swantedaskedHer eyes drifted to the set of drawers beside the wardrobe, in which sat a present she’d bought for Adam weeks ago, wrapped and forgotten. She’d imagined giving it to him on the day of his 30th birthday, going as far as to envisage the look in his eyes as he opened it. She wondered if any variation of that scene would ever play out now, or if the gift-wrapped package would end up being thrown away when she finally accepted the need to part with it.
She pulled the tie of the dressing gown she was wearing more tightly around her. She’d thrown it on lazily after her shower. Her jeans, the ruffled blouse she’d worn that afternoon and her underwear all lay discarded on the bed. Picking up the curling iron, she worked the rest of her hair until she was satisfied that i
