In Time, the Truth
I smiled mockingly and said softly, "Go ahead. Your children need you."
Alex didn't even look back at me once. He fled in panic, the wind from his movement brushing across my face.
I sat alone in the darkness, neither turning on the lights nor crying. I knew Alex might never marry Brooke. But he would be called away by her again and again, because of those children.
I had blended over a thousand fragrances. Top notes, middle notes, base notes, each layer distinct yet harmoniously unified. But my life had been forcibly invaded by a discordant, cheap odor.
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