My Husband Took The Only Car Out Of A Wildfire Evacuation Zone With His Mother And His Mistress Inside. I Was Six Months Pregnant, Standing In The Smoke, Begging Him Not To Leave Me

she doing here?”

He reached for the keys.

I moved backward.

“Answer me.”

Outside, the wind changed direction. Smoke pressed against the glass. Somewhere farther down the road, a car horn began blaring and did not stop.

“Natalie,” Brett said in that measured voice he always used when he wanted me to believe I was being unreasonable. “This is not the time.continue reading …