Part 3The Proxy Wife: Counting Down to Goodbye
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In the bathroom.
I scrubbed my skin under the freezing water, over and over.
But I couldn't wash away the feeling of him.
One more month.
Then I can leave.
Blair’s flight back to New York is booked for next month.
When she returns, the title of Mrs. Pierce goes back to its rightful owner. My biological parents promised me a huge settlement.
I’ll take that money, grab my mom, and leave this city forever.
At 3 AM.
I saw a new post on Blair’s secret Instagram account.
She never showed her face.
It was a video of her skydiving in Dubai.
From 13,000 feet, she leaped, arms spread like a bird in flight.
Every strand of hair dancing in the wind screamed freedom.
[4000 meters up. Reborn.]
[Thanks, Mom and Dad, for these three months of freedom.]