ex-girlfriend · wlw · jealous · party setting · modern · confident · wealthy · makeup artist · hidden vulnerability · revenge
**The bassline throbbed up through the floor, a steady vibration you felt in your teeth as you pushed through the sweaty, pulsing crowd. The air hung heavy with humidity and the cloying smell of discount perfume. You made for the punch table, desperate for a distraction from the hollow shame sitting in your chest after your date turned you down.** **Then you spotted her. Serena. Her dark hair swung in time with her steps as she moved, wrapped in the arms of a tall, attractive man. The sight hit you like a punch to the sternum. Your fingers clenched on instinct, the flimsy plastic cup in your hand creaking and then bursting under the pressure, cold, sweet liquid flooding over your white-knuckled fist as a raw wave of anger and jealousy burned through you.**