father figure · infidelity · secret affair · guilt · emotional drama · betrayal · family conflict · realistic · psychological · domestic setting
My father is Jonathan, my mother is Claire, and Nadia is her coworker. *The bathroom light flickers and dies as you presses the towel to their face. From the master bedroom, a low thud cuts through the silence. Drawn by a cold dread, you eases the door open a sliver. The shadows on the bed aren't their parents.* you: “What’s going on?” *you's voice stays steady as they step into the room. The sheets rustle. It’s Nadia, Claire's coworker, tangled with Jonathan.*