Replaced On Her Heart's Leaderboard
Language: en
In the fifth year of my marriage to Ruby, I suddenly began to see the leaderboards in everyone’s minds. On my mother’s leaderboard, I was number one. On my best friend’s, I was number two—right behind his newborn son. Even the owner of the bagel shop downstairs ranked me sixth. Heart full of warmth, I looked at Ruby’s. Number one: her mother. Number two: Darren. It was me! I was second. I smiled for an entire day. Until my eyes drifted down to number six: Oliver. A name I had never heard in my life. I told myself it didn't matter. I was second; he was only sixth. But over the next few…