—Nathaniel—The flight to D.C. was the longest I’d ever endured. Silence stretched, a cold reminder of what I'd lost.“A bottle of whiskey please,” I ordered the flight attendant with me.“Yes, sir.”She left and reappeared with an ice bucket and a tumbler.“Sir?” she asked.I nodded, and she filled the glass before lowering the bottle and stepping away.Yanking my tie, I picked up my drink and gulped half the glass—then everything. The sting burned down my spine, but not enough to erase the memories of her.Her weeping face haunted me, her words like a knife twisting in my side. “I believed you. Gave you my heart, my loyalty. But to you, it was just a game.”I fought back tears and dragged a hand through my hair, then again, unable to stop the restless motion.“Leave me,” I said to the flight attendant.She hurried out, and I pressed a fist to my mouth.My hands trembled as I connected to the jet’s Wi-Fi. The signal locked in almost instantly. Of course it did.I opened my contacts a
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