Candi: Like Any Other Day

Only so much worse.

Candi gasps and holds back a painful, gut-wrenching cry. Heart pounding and mind racing, she screen captures the text messages, texts them to herself, and quickly deletes them from John’s cell phone, as if she were the one sneaking around. She grabs his phone, picks up her daughter, Ava, and storms down the stairs. 

Ava coos while bouncing on Candi’s hip…