Chapter 45: Anti-romantic

She had a period of time when she huffed and puffed about the universe being unfair to her. She had awful parents, awful social skills, and now awful luck. Having so many things fall short of her expectations was hard.

She just wanted things to work out or be easier, but it hardly ever panned out that way.

Maybe it wasn't the universe. Maybe it was just her. She did these things to herself or deserved them somehow.

She traced back through her past and tried to find a moment when she did something that could've upset the world, but all she found were little mistakes that didn't mean anything now.

Her phone buzzed on her nightstand again. She knew that some of them were Elias and some were Zoe.

She didn't want to talk to Elias. She would hear excuses or things he made up to make her feel better. She didn't want to hear that. The moment was gone.