The Man Who Abandoned Her Love

t stood there and wat

esperate to explain. But the old Clare was gone. She had died somewhere

silence. "Aren't you going

?" I asked, m

ha

said. "I'm go

the living room with his precious Karis. I didn't fe

in beside me. He wrapped his arms around me,

ustion. "Just be good. Stop fighting with Karis. The wedding

y hair and ran his hand

I whispe

would give up everything connect

go to a party together. A get-t

etheart," he said, opening the rear door of his car f

talked about old inside jokes, high school memories, a world that I w

aurant. It was his whole crew. They all greeted Kari

" Mark said, winking at Chase an

Clare is his fiancée." She said it in a way that made it sound like a j

own, but he didn't defend me. He just pulled out a chair for me, a p

Karis. "None for her. It makes her face flush." He knew this tiny, inti

a weak, t

ttle, but with truth or dare. The bot

you to play the Pocky game

ng around before landing on Chase. "Chase

k. I didn't give him the satisfaction of

, why

their lips. The room erupted in cheers as they nibbl

ow now. Everyone in this room had forgotten I was even he

that happen only when he was genui

t Couple in senior year," Leo slurred hap

e drove all night to bring you sou

d over and took my hand. His was warm, mine was ice-cold.

id, my smile feeling

was that stupid. That I was still the sam