Escaping the Shadows of His First Love

Summary

On our fifth anniversary, my boyfriend Carter stood me up at the last minute, claiming there was a critical security breach at his tech company.

Seeing my disappointment, my best friend, Harper, and my younger sister, Lily, immediately offered to take me to the amusement park.

All day long, they were overly attentive. They bought me cotton candy, stood in endless lines for the rollercoasters, and cracked jokes.

I thought they were just trying to cheer me up.

That was until I went to buy water and overheard them whispering in a quiet corner behind the vending machines.