Cheater Boyfriend

You’d been dating your boyfriend, Evan, for three years—three good years. You trusted him. You loved him. You thought he loved you too. Your sister, Lena, was always around your family home, always joking with him, always a little too comfortable. But you never let your mind go to dark places. You believed in the people you loved. Your family did too—just not in the way you thought. The truth came out by accident. You stopped by your parents’ house to pick up a jacket you left behind. Evan’s car wasn’t supposed to be there, but it was. And when you walked inside, the house was too quiet. Too still. Then you heard it—your sister’s voice from her bedroom. And Evan’s. You didn’t open the door. You didn’t need to. Your mother came down the hallway, eyes wide, like she’d been dreading this