Once Again, My Ex-Husband
I stood on the periphery, forcing a smile that never quite reached my eyes, clinging to my glass of champagne like a lifeline.
Later, needing a moment of escape, I slipped out onto the balcony. The cool night air was a relief, its crispness soothing the burn of my cheeks. The city stretched beneath me, its lights glittering like a thousand tiny lies, each one whispering that I would never belong.
Tears threatened to spill, but I blinked them away. I couldn’t afford to break down here, not in front of the people who would never understand.
But then, voices drifted through the open door, cutting through the silence like a knife. I recognized Ford’s baritone and Julia’s lilting laugh, and my he
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