It started like any other cozy night.
A movie on. Takeout on the way. My boyfriend curled into my couch like he lived there.
Then his phone lit up.
One short message, right on the lock screen, like it wanted to be seen.
“Is that whale still talking?”
I remember staring at it, trying to translate it into something harmless.
Maybe a weird inside joke. Maybe a meme. Maybe a conversation I wasn’t part of.
Then he bolted for the bathroom… and left the screen unlocked.
That’s when I did the one thing I never thought I’d do.
I looked.
