Lines Crossed

Darius

I stared at the dark screen of my phone after she hung up, my reflection staring back at me with a faint frown that I did not even realize had formed. The warmth from her voice still lingered in my ears, but there was still that unease that refused to disappear.

When I heard she had gone to the hospital earlier, something inside me tightened instantly, and for a brief moment I had been