Lucas
The music in the club was loud enough to make the floor shake.
Colored lights flashed over the crowd, and people were dancing everywhere. The place smelled of perfume, sweat, and expensive drinks.
I sat back in our private booth, trying to relax. Tonight, I wanted to forget everything; Cynthia, the failed IVF, the silence in the house and the constant tension. I needed a break from all of it.
I looked toward the dance floor and saw Vera laughing happily. She looked free and full of life. Mark held her hand, spinning her around as if they had been dancing together forever. The energy between them was obvious. Anyone could see it.
I smiled to myself. So that was how things were now. Mark, my best friend and Vera, my younger sister. The way she leaned into him, the way he looked a
