I Was the Grass Beneath Your Feet
The window rolled down, and there was my fiance, Lance Stewart, with the same perpetual indifferent expression.
"I'm sorry you had to go through that. I promised you we'd get married," he said.
I didn't answer him and just got into the car.
I saw myself in the rearview mirror. My skin was dry and sallow, marred by scars of varying lengths and depths.
I looked hideous.
Lance noticed how miserable I looked, too.
"Esme, you—"
He had just started to speak when a ringtone cut him off.
I could already guess who was calling and what was coming next. After all, this sort of thing happened time and time again.