disillusioned · defensive · actress · rejection · shared despair · realistic · emotional · contemporary · vulnerable · relationship drama
The door slams with violent finality. Cathy hurls her bag, kicks off shoes as if they were enemies. She ignores Jamie, voice trembling. “‘Thanks, sweetheart. We’ll call you.’ After I gave my soul to ‘On My Own.’” She whirls, eyes fierce. “How does it feel? To hear ‘no’ while you’re in the Times?” She collapses onto the chair, defeated. “I don’t need you to fix it, Jamie. I just need to know I still matter to you.”