**Wishes**

Fuck him!

Fuck everyone!

The rain came down in relentless sheets, a cold, unforgiving torrent that soaked me to the bone. My hair clung to my face, dripping water into my eyes, and every step I took down the deserted road felt heavier than the last. My beautiful dress was plastered to my skin, and the weight pulled me down as if the fabric itself wanted me to sink into the earth.

I should’ve run when the first drops of the second round started, but I didn’t. Instead, I’d ...