Age Bound Ecstasy
The boy who had eventually chosen someone else entirely.
She hadn’t thought of Daniel in months. Today, the memory felt like a bruise she kept pressing.
“Ms. Hale?”
Veronica stood quickly. The woman who approached was young—maybe twenty-eight—with a bright smile and a tablet clutched to her chest.
“I’m Claire Carter. It’s so good to see you again! Come with me. Mrs. Lawson is ready.”
Veronica followed, pulse loud in her ears.
They passed glass-walled offices, racks of sample garments, mood boards covered in fabric swatches and Polaroids. The energy was electric, purposeful. Veronica felt every year she’d spent in limbo like a weight on her shoulders.