Daylight poured through the cracks in the shed, harsh and unforgiving. Kat and Beth were gone, leaving me with Liam, Boris, and Tiffany.
Yesterday, I made them watch the wedding and the party. Every laugh, every toast, every dance. That was the reminder. Today is the consequence.
I stepped toward Liam, my boots grinding against the dirt. “You remember the music? The smiles? That’s what you’ll never touch again.”
Before he could answer, I shoved him hard against the wall. The sound echoed sharp in the daylight. Boris tried to step in, but the others were already moving. Fists slammed into ribs, boots drove into legs. Liam grunted, Boris folded, both of them crumbling under the weight of the blows.
Tiffany gasped, her voice trembling. I turned my head just enough so she knew I was speaki
