The Love I Couldn't See
Her silky hair was a mess. Her makeup, ruined. Her dress wrinkled like she slept on it. She was there, but her mind, elsewhere. Her eyes went to me. Her lips curled into a lazy smile. In every step she gave, my heart sank thinking she would fall.
“What happened to you? Are you okay?” I rushed towards her.
Her face twisted with disgust. “Oh, perfect Bella. The golden girl. Always correct. Always the best.”
“What…”
“Perfect Bella. Has the best grades. She doesn't have to fight to get into college, colleges fight over her.”
“Emma, you are drunk.”
“Perfect Bella doesn't drink. She is as pure as water. Saint Bella.” Her eyes glinted. “Perfect Bella doesn't sleep with her best friend's husban