Dumped because he had HER back
Now, as my fingers brushed against the faded glossy surface, a strange sense of premonition washed over me.
I pulled it out. It was a picture of a much younger Earnest, maybe ten or eleven, his hair a tousled mess, his smile wide and gap-toothed. He was holding a trophy, beaming with pride. Standing next to him, her arm slung casually around his shoulders, was a girl. Her hair was a dark, glossy cascade, and her eyes, even in the grainy photograph, sparkled with an almost mischievous intelligence. It was Victoria. But not the polished, sophisticated Victoria of today. This was a girl, unrestrained, her youthful exuberance a stark contrast to the calculating coolness she now projected.
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