SHE’S NOT GOING ANYWHERE

I stared at Ethan’s face with shock. Stumbling back, I almost missed a step and fell flat on the ground, but luckily I caught myself on time. My heart thundered against my chest, my ears oblivious to the gasps echoing in the air along with Jennifer’s smug smile. All that rang in my mind endlessly were Ethan's words. How could he say that? Does he really mean them? I wondered, my heart twisting in pain, but the blank expression on his face told me that he was deadly serious. He actually wanted me out of his life with just barely two months into our marriage. “You can’t say that,” I whispered heartbrokenly. I watched as his lips twisted into a smirk, the edge curling upward cruelly. “And why can’t I? You think you were so important in my life didn't you? That you’ll continue to play with me as you liked and I’ll overlook it? How many times do I have to tell you that you are worthless to me?” He hissed, his eyes flickering into a dark expression one I had never seen on his face. My chest