Trust Her Then Lose Me

I have always been someone who shrinks from confrontation. When people walked all over me, my instinct was never to push back; it was to find a quiet corner and cry where no one could see.

In the beginning, Austin hated seeing me hurt. He wanted to step in, to confront anyone who crossed me, but I always pulled him back and whispered, Just let it go.

Then Sadie came back into his life.

She was his childhood friend, the kind who treated their shared history like an exclusive club. The first time she cornered me, she smirked and said, "Look, girl, I get the game.