-POV Derby
The photos hit me like a slow-motion car crash I couldn’t look away from.
I was still at my desk, the afternoon light slanting through the glass walls, when my phone buzzed for the hundredth time that day. I had been ignoring most of the notifications, burying myself in the quarterly report like it could somehow anchor me to something normal. But this one notification had a different weight. The headline alone made my stomach drop before I even opened it.
Vasquez Heir Jordan Vasquez and Fiancée Tamara Hayden Make First Public Appearance Since Engagement Rumors – “Stronger Than Ever”
My thumb hovered over the link for a long second. I knew I shouldn’t click it. I knew opening it would only make the crack inside me widen. But my body moved on its own, the same way it always di
