Fleeting Love
Margo rummaged through her handbag and pulled out several pairs of sunglasses, each in a different style, and held them up against my face one by one.
She felt nothing like Ellis.
Though Margo had grown up spoiled by her parents, she remained gentle, humble, and quietly attentive.
She finally selected a pair with a square frame that matched my face shape, nodding in satisfaction.
When we left, she linked her arm through mine and asked about my leg, her tone laced with unhidden sadness.
“My best friend’s brother is an orthopedic specialist. Are you really not going to try?”
The image of myself rolling down a mountain road flashed through my mind—the memory of a branch spearing into my ankle s