"In the end, only three things matter. How much you loved, how gently
you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for
you."
--Unknown
It was a big lie. The biggest lie she'd ever told. It reverberated
through her head as she said it, ringing eerily, and the girl behind her
eyes--the girl who knew the truth--screamed, and her scream echoed along
with the lie.
"Are you in love with Noah, Mercedes?" Cora asked. "I mean...I know you
love him. You've been friends forever. We all have. But are you in love
with him?"
If it had been anyone else--anyone--Mercedes would have stuck out her
chest, folded her skinny arms, and let her feelings be known. She would
have claimed him. But it was Cora. Brave, beautiful, broken Cora, and
Cora loved Noah too.
So Mercedes lied.
And with that lie, she lost him. With that lie, she sealed her fate.
She was the best friend, the bridesmaid, the godmother, the glue. She
was there for the good times and the bad, the ups and the downs, the
biggest moments and the smallest parts. And she was there when it all
came crashing down.
This is the tale of the girl who didn't get the guy.
