The Miles Between Us

As the phone buzzed in her hand, Claire's heart raced—not with excitement, but with a creeping dread she'd never expected to feel at the sound of his voice. She glanced at the screen, "Corporal Matthew Daniels," his name lighting up in bold, the photo of him in uniform grinning at her, so sure of a future she wasn't certain she could face. As Claire watches her phone ring and considers the words she can't bring herself to say, she realizes their next conversation will change everything. And with every unanswered call, she knows that silence, too, is a form of betrayal.