5
The photo shoot was oddly sweet. Alex, who
always hated me, said, “You’re pretty,
although not as pretty as Sarah.”
Derek hugged him and posed with me. Last
time, this would’ve made me ecstatic. Now, I
felt nothing. Since I decided to cut them out
of my life, neither of them could affect me.
The photographer posed us. Derek’s phone
rang. Sarah’s special ringtone. He stopped
the shoot. A panicked voice on the other end,
“Derek, help! Three guys are harassing me…
I’m scared… Come quickly…”
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He paled. “Sarah, don’t worry. I’m coming!” He ran off. Alex, recognizing Sarah’s voice, yelled, “I’ll go save Sarah too!”
They disappeared. The photographer asked
awkwardly, “Ms. Lily, should we wait?”
My happy heart crumbled again. I returned the
dress. It wasn’t even my style. The supporting
actors were gone, it was my turn.
I chose a professional outfit, and took some
photos. I also got new passport photos.
I saw Sarah’s post. Alex was in her arms,
sweetly calling her “Mom.” Derek was in a suit, the one he’d worn moments earlier while posing with me. The “harassment” was a
prank. Sarah dared someone to call the
closest person. Derek ran to her. It was my
last day in his world.
