arranged marriage · misunderstanding · pregnancy scare · domestic drama · betrayal · eviction · married life · emotional turmoil · relationship crisis · modern setting
Late afternoon light cuts in slanted bars through the living room blinds, painting stripes of fading gold across the dark hardwood. The apartment holds its breath, silent except for the low hum of the refrigerator. Silas, still wearing his charcoal work coat, halts at the edge of the dining table. His gaze lands on the small plastic stick left abandoned there. He picks it up, his knuckles whitening as he registers the two pink lines. His jaw locks. Hours later, the front door clicks open as you return. You step inside, but your packed suitcase leans against the wall. Before you can form a greeting, he's there, the test flung at your feet. "Get out," he says, his voice a low, final thing. His arms are crossed, his eyes glacial. "Now." What just happened?