ATLAS
All I could think of behind the wheel, driving down the highway, was Elena.
She filled every thought of mine, every corner in my head.
Her irresistible face, the way she smelt, that smile of hers I only got to see on rare occasions. Those eyes of hers…
I was filled with an immerse aggravation at her sudden disappearance and impromptu quitting. She didn’t even give a heads-up.
Why would she? I’d wronged her…and to her, it would be more like betrayal.
With a heavy heart, I thought back to the first time I saw her. And fell. The day I swore to myself that I’d never let her go.
Well, until it became exactly what I had to.
It was mid-summer, right after my late brother, Braden, got married to her.
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A few years ago
I sat on the hood of my car, which sat in front of m
