Rebuilt: The Woman They Dismissed

re base of my building. The air was filled with the sound of

anding with one of the project investors, laughing at

ncy seeing you here. I heard you were

ripping with insinuation. A

essica," I said

the time. About the old days." She leaned in, her voice dropping to a cons

pt my face a perfect

ong time ag

te." She looked me over again. "You look good, though. London ag

see the hurt, insecure girl she used

to get to," I said

r talking to the investor, h

han was always too nice. Leo used to tell him he was just leadin

tack of drywall, hid

. "And the prom night

aced her keys. Totally ruined the party. She was always so dramatic. She ran off into

tory they told. That was my grief, my

n. The same feeling I had on that dark roa

aw me. They