Melting Away
Language: en
The fourth year I spent as Isabelle’s stand-in, she came back. Without a moment’s hesitation, Scott kicked me to the curb and got back together with her. At a party with friends, he raised his glass and sincerely wished me the best in finding love. I smiled and returned the toast, offering him the same. Everyone in the room thought I was just putting on a brave face. Scott thought so, too. Until, late one night, his best friend, Alaric, posted an update to his social media. The photo showed a seventeen-year-old Alaric standing next to a seventeen-year-old me. His caption read: “A broken…