Sarah endures eight years of belittling nicknames from her childhood friends Luke and Sophie, who mock her at work and sabotage her career.
After Sophie’s public humiliation costs her a million-dollar deal, Sarah resigns and moves to London alone.
There, she rebuilds her confidence, excels professionally, and meets Nathan, a supportive former classmate.
When Sophie follows her to London and later falsely accuses her of stealing company data, Sarah gathers evidence and clears her name.
Finally, when Luke arrives to apologize too late, Sarah chooses her new life over her toxic past, embracing her independence and self-worth.
You Were Better When I Was Gone Chapter 02 After Sophie left, I kept packing. At the back of a drawer, I found an old tin box. Bits of eight years, all crammed inside. A birthday card from Luke from sophomore year: “Happy birthday to Sarah. Hope you get braver.” A bracelet Sophie had braided, […]
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You Were Better When I Was Gone Chapter 01 Since I was little, my childhood friend Luke and my friend Sophie had given me a string of nicknames. Dummy. Slowpoke. Wallflower. Invisible Girl. They said those were the kinds of names only the closest people could get away with. Sophie called me “Dummy” in the
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