Oleg’s tone was weighted with fatigue, as if he’d been working night shifts despite only attending a few Zoom meetings each day.
Anna stood silently by the window, pressing a cold cup of coffee to her lips. The drink had lost its heat long ago, just like the comfort everything else once brought her. Outside, the yard was wild with weeds; a jacket lay abandoned on the porch beside a pair of sneakers that clearly belonged to … Read more