The Flight You Could Not Catch

Summary

On New Year’s Eve, I spent hours in the kitchen preparing a table full of her favorite dishes, waiting for Lauren to come home.

She didn't even glance at the spread. She just walked past it, heading straight to the bedroom to pack her suitcase.

Her voice was cold, almost detached. "I can’t spend New Year's with you this year."

I didn’t say a word. I just sat down alone and started eating.

Right at the stroke of midnight, her first love posted on Instagram.

In the photo, Lauren was leaning intimately against his shoulder, the city skyline behind them exploding with brilliant, cascading…