Breaking The Ice Between Us
My heels click too fast across the sidewalk, every step like a heartbeat that doesn’t know how to slow down.
I went there for paperwork.
For a sponsorship.
For something responsible. Professional. Normal.
I didn’t go to see… that.
I bite the inside of my cheek hard, like pain could erase the image burned into my skull. It doesn’t. It never does.
By the time I reach Alpha Chi, my fingers are numb and I’m shaking — adrenaline, humiliation, anger, all braided so tight I can’t separate them.
The front door swings open and warm vanilla sorority-house air floods me. The living room glows soft gold, fairy lights twinkling like nothing bad ever happens here.