I Am Done Being Your Backup Plan

1

This was the nineteenth time Caleb Harrison had walked out on me for his childhood friend.

I found two movie tickets tucked away in his dresser drawer.

He gave me a cold, dismissive look as he explained.

"It was supposed to be a surprise, but since you found them, meet me at the theater tonight."

That night, I sat through the entire movie alone, from the opening credits until the lights came up. Caleb never showed.

On my way home, I happened to scroll past Melody Banks's latest post on s