AMBER I could not believe my ears nor eyes as I stared at the literal definition of a Barbie standing right in front of me. And to make it worse, she had introduced herself as Ethan’s girlfriend only a couple of moments after he told me that I was the only girl in their lives! Rather than respond to her, my eyes went to him. And he had the audacity to ignore me as he came to stand between us. “Nessa come with me,” he said, pulling her along with him. “Amber, I’ll catch up with you later.” My mouth almost dropped in shock and my heart burned with rage I couldn’t even place. My fists tightened as I remained there glaring at their retreating back. The laptop in my hands was suddenly heavier than normal. The thoughts of it no longer made me happy. The butterflies I had felt at the atten

