*Charlotte*

It was unfair.

The words were bitter in my mouth, like a hard-to-swallow pill that just wouldn’t get past my tongue, sitting there and dissolving bleakly.

My tears had dried, leaving my eyes red and swollen as I stared blankly at the floor, my heart shriveled up inside my chest.

Maybe Alexander was right to suspect me, my logical side whispered. It’s true you were jealous of Sarah and even Sylvia. ...