I Thought the White String in My Egg Was Something Dangerous—The Truth Completely Surprised Me

to blink for the rest of your life?”

“She’s just a friend,” I said.

He snorted. “Sure, she is!”

“I asked because I wanted to be there with you.”

***

Graduation came fast after that.

Charlotte left for the city with her widowed mother and brother to chase modeling. I left town for college overseas, rebuilt my body, built my confidence, and eventually built continue reading …