Hey, Ugly Duckling
Too bad they never imagined I had already gotten rid of it.
My phone suddenly buzzed with a message. I glanced down and smiled bitterly. Mom and Dad thought it was a concerned message from Byron, and they exchanged guilty glances.
Unfortunately, they were only half right. It was indeed from Byron, but the message read, "Something came up at work. I won't be home tonight."
Right after that, Claire sent me a video. Byron was in the hospital, head bowed as he peeled an orange for her, his gaze tender.
The caption read, "I'm the one Byron loves. An ugly duckling is forever an ugly duckling. You'll never become a swan."
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