JACK
I opened the door of my apartment, it is not how it used to be, it is awfully silent, Alex came home before me, I saw his car but the apartment looks like the absence of Alex, I opened my bedroom door, Idris is sleeping across the bed on her back. I placed my bag on the desk in the small workspace in our room. Her eyes are closed, but I’m not sure if she is sleeping or not. I lied next to her, watching her, she opened her eyes. “Hi, Babygirl.” I kiss her forehead.
“Hey, My boyfriend,” She tries, but her voice is not how it used to be.
I turned her to face me and asked, “What happened?”
She shook her head and tries to smile, the smile that she is faking, which doesn’t reach her eyes. “Nothing,” She says.
I tuck her hair, take her face in my hand, “I can easily say when you are l
