I Wrote My Own Ending
Well, if that was how it was going to be, I was done for good.
From then on, I lived for myself, and only myself.
...
I pocketed my phone, my hands shaking so hard that I could barely grip it. I felt like I had been dunked in a tub of ice, frozen from the inside out.
There was Charles, not even trying to hide it, cozying up to Fiona Cooper for all to see. The crowd was eating it up, chanting Fiona's name, some even daring them to seal the show with a kiss.
The room was a roar of voices.