The Fall That Should’ve Changed Everything… Didn’t
They got engaged shortly after that.
And then I got hurt.
It happened because of a list.
Her list.
“These gifts need to be picked up today,” Amanda said. “And don’t dawdle.”
It was snowing hard—thick, sharp flakes that stung your face and made every sidewalk a gamble.
I came back with my arms full of heavy packages, stacked too high to see properly.
That’s when I slipped.
One second I was walking.
The next, my foot slid out from under me like the ground had been pulled away on purpose.
