The Part They Didn’t Expect
“Margaret, wait!”
I spun around, furious.
“What? What could you possibly say?”
Peter’s face was tight with anger and regret.
“I told Kate I didn’t need her record player,” he said, voice raw. “That I just wanted to be with you.”
“That doesn’t change the fact you agreed at first,” I snapped.
For a second, his anger flared.
“Because you were awful,” he blurted out.
Then he exhaled, like he hated himself for saying it.
“Or at least… that’s what I thought,” he continued, softer now. “I heard how you picked on Kate. I saw the tension. I judged you.”
