The Rejected Bride

familiar figure hunched beside a waste bin. He frowned,

bent to her level and placed a hand on her shoulder and immediately,

th his arms around her waist. He catches her just in time. Their position made him see

he stepped back, sm

re alright" Brandon said, his

she would feel safe and finally come down from the sidewalk but she ignored

ying?" Brandon as

if she was actually crying

her cheek and she began sobbing and

out a napkin from his pocket and tried to squeeze it into

s curious. No woman had ever made him

him a reply. She was si

looking like she wanted to talk to him. She

scare you in any way? If I did, I promise th

ening,he decided to

Alicia walked right out on him towards the h

couldn't catch up with her, he stretched his arm out, trying to catch her wrist as s

pologise for the accident but Alicia i

lease!" Brand

d with her back turned. Bran

screamed at hi

he knew her from and instantl

ready drunk to the point of nearly passi

at and shrugged. "I d

a," Lucas sang. "Sh

s of burgundy. He gulped everything down

*

ia made sure to quicken her footsteps as

walked then ran all the way here a

g ragged from the amount of energy she had dispersed, her phone in her lap as s

n her hand and sighed. Today was a

d she immediately checked th

moment and she stared down at her

option than to pick this call

lo," She b

voice was laced with disdain. "Why did you leave? Why did you embarra

man decided that he didn't want her again? What if

s all my fault. I was really ner

u not have an idea of what you were going to be doing before taking this job? Why

uld say anything,

lost the job she thought would take her to her breakthrough. Life was unfair to her. She slipped to the groun

where she slept t