-POV Derby
I couldn’t do this anymore.
The decision hit me somewhere between the fourth floor and the ground lobby, sharp and final, like a door slamming shut inside my chest. I had spent the last few days trying to create distance, telling myself it was temporary, telling myself I could still breathe if I just pulled back far enough. But after seeing him with Tamara again — her hand on his arm, the way they looked like they belonged together in every photo, every headline, every public appearance — the illusion finally shattered.
This wasn’t sustainable.
I couldn’t keep loving him in the shadows while the world watched him stand beside her in the light. I couldn’t keep letting him hold me through my breakdowns and then watch him walk into galas where Tamara leaned into him like she st
