Choosing Peace: My True Love

ind swept across the campus, and a light drizzle began to fall. The sudden chill seeped into my

allen when David grabbed me. As I stood up, a d

s Dav

able, his eyes avoiding mine. He didn't say a word. He jus

using gesture. A flicker of the old David, the college sweetheart I had once loved so desperately, seemed

et around me, my mind in turmoil. Why

I saw

face a mask of panic. She wasn't look

Sarah rejected you, and I came a

nished as if it had never existed. His entire focus shifted to Emily, his expression

ife with him in a single, perfect snapshot: me, stand

, she seemed to stumble, her ankle twisting right next to where I stood. She let

he sobbed, clutching her ankle. "I wa

so perfectly executed.

face contorting with f

. Students still in nearby buildings turned to look out the windows. "First, you

faces at the windows pointing at me. The public humiliation was intense. I was the cruel, jeal

no point. He wouldn't believe

olded it neatly, and placed it on a dry spot on the bench nearby. T

be alone. I needed to be ready for the end-of-term party tonight. That's when I wo

hes and into something comfortable when my dorm

in, his hair plastered to his forehead,

low. "We just came from the infirmary. She told me everyth

ence filling the small space with