CHAPTER 14: TRYING TO SURVIVE
ZARA:
I didn't give Rider the satisfaction of another word. I turned my back on his expensive suit and his smug face, and simply walked away. I went from one plaza to another until the sun began to set, turning the sky a bruised purple.
My legs were hurting so bad, feeling like they were filled with lead. Yet every store, every boutique, every office I walked into had the same cold rejection waiting for me. No openings. We’re fully staffed. Try somewhere else.
By the time I dragged myself back to Mia’s apartment, the world was spinning. My stomach was eating itself, my heart felt like it had been hollowed out with a rusty spoon, and I was so exhausted I could barely keep my eyes open. I collapsed onto the couch and buried my face in my palms, letting the
