Eight Years, One Night, New Love

Synopsis

On our eighth anniversary, Jace completely humiliated me. After drinking way too much, I ended up in the wrong room. The next day, when he found out I was quitting, he just laughed and hung up. He thought I had a bit of a tantrum and would come back in a few days. But I bought a ticket and left that night, cutting ties with everyone in Angrinton, including Jace. My bestie thought I was just heartbroken, so she dragged me out to a bar to help me forget. With my face flushed from the booze, I grabbed the nearest guy and started crying, spilling all my regrets. I said, "I swear I didn't mean for any of that to happen. "I was completely wasted, okay? I couldn't control myself and ended up doing something stupid with that poor guy. "God bless me. I've run so far. There's no way he'll ever find me, right?" Suddenly, the whole place fell silent. My bestie was the only one brave enough to nudge me. Through my blurry vision, I looked up and saw that familiar face from that night. "So, Ms. Puckett, you're not going to take responsibility for what you did to me, huh?" the guy said.