The Day My Fairytale Died

cold wave w

d walked away

as an oasis of ma

. The composed blogger, the

ed. Chloe Van

g concern. "Are you alright? Ethan was just

e did, the identical Cartier brac

ate, subt

oe's gaze i

Ava said, her vo

Ethan is like. And

a flicker of somethi

leave, Chloe stumbled,

ing onto a delicate vanity

awkwardly o

My an

burst ope

's side, his face

re you hurt?" He knelt,

up at him,

she might have pushed

pped up, his eye

you just be gracious for one evening? She's

was harsh,

n door, a few curio

than," Ava said, her v

e carefully scooped

e," he murmured to Chl

sappointed i

ghtly aside with his shoulder as he

ere, trembli

for her side. He

even kind, to the awkward Chloe in college, desp

reward. His utt

king a cab back to th

the apartment

Ava walked thr

han had ever given her – the silly trinkets, the expensi

all on the li

air of scissors a

s first, t

porcelain bird he'd

g. A painful, nec

. He found her sitting on t

Ava... what is th

voice soft, laced with

reacted. Chloe can be... drama

away. She stood up

Ethan. I'm g

bedroom and closed t

ock was loud in th

y. "Ava? Please, le

le

We can fix this.

sil

here, then. I'll wait un

tle on the floor