The Ruined Bride of Velvet Nights by Brick Moving Ant

Chapter 47

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  • The only bright spot during my medical leave was that my Stanford early admission had been

  • approved.

  • I’d be spared the senior year panic about college applications,

  • Without a second thought, I submitted my request to transfer to AP classes.

  • My GPA had always qualified me for the advanced track. I’d only stayed in regular classes because

  • that’s where Zephyr was.

  • Now, I wanted as much physical and mental distance as possible.

  • Different classes.

  • Different future.

  • Different life.

  • attempts to

  • ceased completely.

  • place emerged his very

  • found their way to my phone, sent by friends who thought I’d “want to

  • presence had

  • Black profile picture.

  • Private account.

  • Rarely posted.

  • classic too–cool–to–care online

  • 40.2%

  • Ruined Bride of Velvet

  • his profile photo

  • Katherine’s bunny icon in a couples

  • transformed into a daily relationship highlight reel,

  • sharing earbuds while studying, notebook margins filled with each other’s names, videos feeding campus strays together, matching silver bracelets glinting in the

  • hands…

  • saw these posts, my chest tightened. I recognized the performance for what it was a show specifically designed for an audience of one; me,

  • my chest

  • few seconds longer each

  • with respect–he just chose not to

  • be a caring boyfriend–he just decided I wasn’t worth the effort.

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