"I will," I replied. "Thank you."
A second later, she sent me a text message saying that she would make sure to send me plenty of pictures of her journey tonight to keep me entertained. I let out a soft laugh and texted back that she should definitely have fun with her friends.
After hanging up, I sat alone on the sofa for a while longer, trying to just take a deep, steady breath to calm the nervous fluttering in my chest. For some strange reason, tonight did not just feel like a regular wedding anniversary. Deep down in my gut, it just felt like something terrible was about to happen to me.
The night came entirely too fast. I stood silently in front of the full-length mirror in my bedroom, inspecting my reflection. The elegant red dress looked so incredibly good and nice against my
