Before You Let Go
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“But it’s your life.”
I laughed once, hurt and ugly. “You think I chose this?”
He finally looked at me.
“I live there,” I said, pointing back at the building. “But most nights, I eat alone. I wake up alone. I come home to empty rooms and notes on the fridge. You think I wouldn’t trade half of that glass building for one dinner where people actually notice I’m there?”
His face shifted.
I looked down before I cried.
“My middle name is Elise,” I said suddenly.