The Cold War Lasted Three Months, Then I Jumped

Summary

In the third month of the cold war with my A-list actor boyfriend, we were invited onto a reality show and told to call the person we love most.

Out of spite, he called his assistant, Hannah. The internet went wild.

I dialed an unknown number, a call to my mother in another world. The internet ridiculed me.

Hamilton sneered.

“You’re an orphan. What mother? You’re so pathetic you’d hire an actress to play your own mom.”

I said nothing. As he watched me with that mocking expression, I ran to the window and jumped.

The System had just told me.

All I had to do was die in this world.