No Water for Me in Desert

Summary

After we got married, I followed my husband to a remote construction site in the Nevada Badlands.

A severe drought had lasted for months. I applied for a measly sixteen ounces of water just to wash my hair.

But Silas, my husband and the site manager, rejected me with a cold stare.

"Water must be prioritized for the experimental crop samples, Lexi. You need to learn how to overcome these small hardships," he said.

But the moment I turned around, I saw a post from his intern, Maren.

"I really