No More Settling For Love

Synopsis

The Night Before Match Day, 2:17 AM I stared at the screenshot on my phone screen, my heart unable to settle for a long time. Ethan Black: [Let's make a bet. If Leah Harper doesn't match with Krynden State Hospital tomorrow, we're officially done. The bet is 2000 dollar. Who's in?] Below it, over a dozen replies had already piled up. There were all sorts of emojis and people who wanted to join in on the bet. My nails dug into my palms, nearly piercing the skin. Ethan said we would be officially done. We spent four years together. He once said he'd marry me. For him, it was so easy to end it all. I took a deep breath, forcing myself to stay calm. There were other interns in the on-call room. I couldn't fall apart here. I knew Ethan was waiting for me to react like I had before, blowing up his phone, sobbing, begging him to delete the message, humbly apologizing. But this time, I was truly exhausted.