My Darling Superstar
Greta followed, still smirking, tossing one last glance back at Emily like she’d won something.
Emily stood frozen until they were gone, her nails digging into her palms.
She had done it.
She had broken Lizzy’s heart.
And Lizzy would hate her for it.
Which meant Lizzy would live.
**
Emily closed her bedroom door and leaned against it, the click of the latch sounding far too loud in the quiet.
Her hands were trembling.
She dropped the book onto the desk and sank into the chair, pulling open the drawer where her battered journal notebook lay hidden.
She flipped it open, the blank page staring back at her. For a long moment, she just sat there, pen hovering above the paper, her breath uneven. T