Severed Ties

Vivian’s phone would not stop.

It had been like this for three days.

At first, she thought it was noise. Just gossip. People talking. It would pass. It always did. Scandals came and went. Names trended and disappeared. She had seen it happen to others. She had even whispered about them once, sitting comfortably in her perfect world, believing she was different.

Untouchable.

Now her phone kept ligh