Yara Quillan knew Rose Sanders wanted a final farewell to her first love. The person one meets during the most beautiful time of their life isn't someone they can forget just by deciding to.
Although Rosie always said she didn't remember—that she couldn't even recall his face or the sound of his voice—Yara knew she did. Every last detail was already a film reel, tucked away in the deepest recesses of her heart.
It was a wound that ached at the slightest touch.
Rose Sanders said there were still some things to prepare for the wedding and that she probably wouldn't be back for another five or six days. Once she returned, she would stay for a few days and then whisk Yara Quillan off to Leridia to be her bridesmaid.
Yara Quillan laughed and told Rose Sanders about what was happening at school: the bizarre campus beauty pageant, the bet she had tomorrow, and the two emails she'd received that night.
