SophieI woke up with a headache that felt like karma. Sunlight speared through the blinds, and my skull throbbed in tempo with the hangover I had earned the night before.I sat up slowly, holding my head, the scent of old whiskey and regret clinging to my sheets.Today was the anniversary.Four years ago, I was supposed to walk down the aisle.Instead, I got a text. A single message.“I’m sorry. I have to choose my family. They don’t think you’re enough.”Not enough. Not polished. Not from the right class.That was all I got. A sendforth, maybe? It humiliated me and my family, making us the laughing stock in the city.Not his problem anymore.I staggered into the bathroom, peeled off the oversized tee I didn’t recognize, and stepped into the shower.The water was ice cold, but I let it hit me. Hard. I gasped at the first contact it had with my skin and then relaxed. The force of the water on my skin was all I wanted. Somehow, it made me feel anew, like it could scrub away his touch
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