Step 38. Shift Gears
Playlist: "Vices" by Silverstein
[Matthew's POV]
Jenny didn’t come home last night. She was supposed to. She promised. More than once. But she didn’t come home last night.
I roll off the couch and land on the floor, forgetting I never made it to bed last night. Whiskey on an empty stomach will do that. What started as anger at my wife for not answering my calls has since turned to worry. This isn’t like her.
I sit up with my head in my hands, willing the bile in my throat to descend. My phone. Where the f**k is my phone? I turn my head too quickly and notice my vision doesn’t quite move at the same speed.
You’re not 25 anymore, Matthew. Get your s**t together, I scold myself.
I wipe the fuzz from the carpet off my face and stand up with caution. I reach over
