Years ago, when I was still in college, Aeri's life had fallen apart. She'd quit her job—the one where she worked alongside Alan, the guy who'd broken her heart. He'd been cheating on her for months, stringing her along with his trust-fund charm while she dreamed of a future he never intended to share. When she found out, it shattered her.
Sara, her best friend was the only legit support she had from outside that time. She had been her rock through it all, helping her pack up her desk, letting her crash on her couch, listening to her cry late into the night even helped Aeri financially and also the one who took the courage and slapped Alan in the middle of road for what he did to her.
I wasn't there for the worst of it, but I'd seen the aftermath, the way Aeri's spark had dimmed, her laughter quieter, her eyes carrying a weight they hadn't before.
