Part 1 The first thing I noticed was the champagne. It was midday in the maternity wing, and the television mounted on the wall above…
Part 1 The last thing my dad said before he drove away was, “Don’t make them regret this.” He didn’t say it like a goodbye.…
Part 1 It was raining again, the same thin, relentless drizzle that doesn’t sound dramatic until it gets into your bones. The streetlights painted the…
Part 1 The mansion wasn’t mine. That was the first thing I reminded myself as I stood under the glittering Christmas lights, balancing a champagne…
Part 1 Meredith chose the seat across from Caleb on purpose. I knew it as soon as we walked into my parents’ dining room, the…
Part 1 The rain started as a drizzle, soft enough that the wipers squeaked lazily across the windshield. By the time we merged onto the…
Part 1 Dana called while I was halfway through lunch, the kind of call that makes you look around like someone just accused you of…
Part 1 The wedding hall looked like the inside of a jewelry box. Light poured from chandeliers shaped like falling stars, scattering across marble floors…
Part 1 I was halfway through tightening my tie when my phone buzzed against the dresser. The knot in my stomach started before I even…
Part 1 I felt the sickening crack of my spine against concrete before I felt anything else. It happened so fast that my brain couldn’t…