Second in Silence
"Just remember what you're saying now, and don't come crawling back. However, even if you do, it's pointless. Charles only has eyes for me.
"You're clueless, aren't you? Charles has been into me for three years. I'm his one and only."
I never noticed how clueless Emily was until then.
Her words stopped me in my tracks.
"Emily, have you ever heard the saying that the worst heartache comes from love that's never returned? Is that you?"
The woman who was all fire and fury a moment ago suddenly looked like a frog caught by the throat, speechless.
She stood there, mouth hanging open, but no words came out.