~SARA~
I stir on the bed with a wide smile on my face.
For a few seconds, I don’t even open my eyes. I just lie there, wrapped in warmth. Wrapped in the scent of last night's memory.
I stretch an arm lazily across the bed, searching for Alex.
My fingers brush against cold sheets.
I jerk up from bed instantly.
The space beside me is vacant. The duvet is crumpled, the pillow is slightly dented, but there’s no Alex.
“No… no, no…” I mutter, looking frantically around the room.
Did he leave?
Did he just—
Use me?
Walk away like it meant nothing? Like he did before?
The thought hits so hard I physically sway. A lump forms in my throat, My vision blurs. Tears gathers against my will.
I lean back against the headboard, dragging the bedspread up to my chest as though it can shield me f
