Unexpected News

VANESSA

I sat on the couch, one leg tucked under me, the other hanging lazily over the edge as I flipped through channels. Nothing good was on. Same boring shows, same tired comedy reruns. I dropped the remote beside me and stared at the screen like it owed me something.

“I shouldn’t even be in this house,” I muttered, hugging a pillow to my chest. “But no, thanks to Dominic and his threats, I’m s