Fiction
The Furtive Glance
A short story.
Published in
4 min readSep 5, 2021
Teresa looked at the uneaten sides of a PB&J sandwich on a dirty plate on her kitchen counter and frowned. Even her three girls finished their sandwiches (including the sides), but Jerome would never change — he preferred the pretty, tasty parts. She threw the sides in the trashcan and sighed.