When Love Becomes a Weapon

galley entrance, their faces pale with shock and anger. Liam was watching me,

ame the cornerstone of the complaint she filed against me. Liam backed her up,

would be

xpectant face. I took a slow, del

embers who could see me. My knees hit the plush carp

eather of her designer shoes. I unbuckled the strap of the f

out a word, my fa

er seat, a victor enjoying the spoils of war. "Thank you, A

. She thought she had won. She thoug

"accidentally" knocked her freshly po

e front of my uniform, soaking through to my skin. The stick

her mouth in a perfect imitation of shock. "I'm

ly sound. "Looks like yo

it was all too much. I felt something inside me crack. I stood up slow

turned and walked away, le

ing. I looked at my reflection in the mirror. My hair was damp, my uniform was staine

y space, mocking me, celebrating my shame. I closed my eyes and let the tears I had been holdin