He Asked Me To Leave The Party Early So His Friends Wouldn’t See Me—So I Did

out alone.

In the car, I sat for a moment with my hands on the steering wheel, staring at the clean glow of the house through the trees. I could have driven home. I should have driven home.

Instead, I parked down the street, turned off the lights, and waited.

About fifteen minutes later, the energy shifted. The party became quieter, tighter, like the continue reading …