I Wrote My Own Ending
It was a small comfort against the sting in my heart.
I typed back with a shaky hand, [Congrats, your dream's about to come true.]
I tossed my phone aside and collapsed onto the bed, exhaustion washing over me. Sleep claimed me almost instantly.
My dreams were a jumbled mess: Charles on bended knee, proposing, and then, in stark contrast, him cozying up to Fiona.
In that hazy state between sleep and wakefulness, I felt a sticky suffocation. My eyes snapped open to Charles's gaze, dripping with feigned emotion.