THAYER
God, I miss her. But I couldn’t get out. I was stuck with work, and my family was expecting me for a public appearance. It wasn’t new to me. I had no issue with that until I found love who lived on the other side of the world.
I checked my phone and scanned through her friend’s Instagram. Apparently, she got her own fan club. But her friends had no recent post with her on it.
I shoved my phone back into my suit pocket when my mother approached.
“How are you holding up, honey?”
I smiled. “We didn’t break up, Mom. She’s just spending holidays with her family.”
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