Oops, I Married Your Buddy
I reached over to tuck a blanket around her, but her eyes flicked open.
"Adelyn... you're really letting him go?"
I paused, then nodded.
I thought ending ten years with someone would hurt. But all I felt was relief.
She saw it in my face, gave a slow nod, and drifted off.
Watching her, a memory hit me—how I met Noah. Ten years ago.
Back when my aunt and uncle kicked us out with nothing. Grandma got sick, and I started juggling school and part-time jobs just to keep her alive.
One night, I got jumped in an alley. Some guy saved me. I was bleeding, freaked out—I never saw his face.