~SCARLETT.

God is a woman.

No seriously, that's the only explanation.

Because after the hellstorm that was yesterday-the punch, the rage, the ball-clutching silence-I woke up this morning feeling like I could conquer the damn world.

I don't know what it was.

Maybe it was the sight of him limping out of my house, clutching himself like I'd just ended his bloodline and erased his family tree.

Maybe it was the rare thrill of seeing him take it without barking back: no shouting, no rage. ...