A Staged Death, Goodbye Melanie

Melanie always claimed she hated phone cases because she loved the feel of the bare titanium.

But on the night she used overtime as an excuse to stay out, I saw a photo on her social media. She had a brand-new case on her phone.

As I stared at the familiar cartoon character on the back of her phone, my heart sank.

I suddenly remembered that her new assistant's profile picture was that exact same character.

When I called her to confront her about it, she didn't even try to hide her annoyance.