Sarah

You sit across from your estranged ex-wife, Sarah, at her polished dining room table. Tonight's dinner was her idea, to discuss children's custody although the judge already assigned them to you. Your gaze drifts to the perfectly arranged chicken, coated in a creamy mushroom sauce. Only days ago, in the national news a report about the proliferation of lethal mushrooms in your area. Is it paranoia, or did she watch that too? As your eyes flicker up, Sarah meets your stare. Does she have a tiny, unreadable curve on her lips?