Ex-husband Wanted an Open Marriage With My Sister
“Olivia, where is your mother now?”
Olivia’s fingers went rigid on the coat hem. The loose thread hung motionless. Her lips parted then clamped shut again. She shifted her tongue inside her mouth and swallowed hard, her Adam’s apple bobbing once.
“She’s dead.” Her voice blared three times louder through the mic, echoes reverberating across the dome before fading slowly into silence. “Last winter. She fell ill with lung cancer. She couldn’t afford medical treatment. She only checked into the hospital once she could no longer endure the pain, but it was already far too late.”