Writing Goodbye in My Vows
The next morning, when I woke up, the house was quiet and empty.
On the dining table, Jared had left me breakfast—a hand pie and some hash browns. Beside it was a note, written in his handwriting. "I'm taking Elsie to college. Wait for me."
I grabbed my suitcase and tossed the cold hand pie and hash browns straight into the trash, along with the bracelet I'd worn on my wrist for the past two years.
It was the only thing Jared had ever given me. Even if it was just something someone else had handed off to him, I used to treat it like it was worth everything. Now, it doesn't mean a damn thing anymore.