8
Lily’s divorce dragged on. It was a public
spectacle.
Eventually, it faded from the news.
A year later, at my engagement party, the
Jacksons attended. Jackson’s fiancée was
the daughter of a prominent bakery owner.
They were a perfect match.
Everyone congratulated Jackson. There was
no more awkwardness or embarrassment.
No one mentioned Lily. She vanished from our
social circle, as if she never existed.
At my party, my fiancé put his arm around
me, “What are you thinking?”
I smiled, “Nothing.”
