27 Calls 2 Wristbands 1 Empty Anniversary Chapter 08 Moving day, I threw a housewarming party. Lauren, Courtney, a few close friends. A celebration of the new start. No one asked about the divorce. We just talked about old times. The apartment buzzed with laughter. At some point, I checked my messages. Julian had sent […]

27 Calls 2 Wristbands 1 Empty Anniversary Chapter 07 His grip on my wrist tightened. I yanked free. Pain shot through my arm. “If there’s nothing else, I’m going to bed. Sign the papers soon.” Julian wrapped his arms around me from behind. His voice was rough. “I don’t want a divorce.” It was shaking.

27 Calls 2 Wristbands 1 Empty Anniversary Chapter 06 I didn’t go home. I met Lauren for afternoon drinks instead. She looked surprised when I told her. “You chased him for two years. Gave him everything. I honestly thought you’d be stuck on him forever.” Twenty-two-year-old Sophie probably couldn’t have imagined it either. Twenty-nine-year-old Sophie,

27 Calls 2 Wristbands 1 Empty Anniversary Chapter 05 Chase was the first to react. He stepped forward, hands raised. Peacemaker mode. “Alright, Julian. We came here to drink. Let’s not make this ugly.” Maddie tugged at Julian’s sleeve. But the gleam in her eyes gave her away. “Julian, stop fighting. Please.” Julian glanced at

27 Calls 2 Wristbands 1 Empty Anniversary Chapter 04 A flicker of triumph lit Maddie’s eyes. She glided toward me, cocktail in hand, all smiles. “Sophie, Julian told me the Coachella wristbands were meant for you. I’m so sorry.” “I only mentioned I couldn’t get tickets, and next thing I knew, he gave me yours.

27 Calls 2 Wristbands 1 Empty Anniversary Chapter 03 The evidence was right there. No room left to deny it. His voice softened—guilt, maybe, now that the lie was exposed. “Alright. I meant to go with you. But Maddie said she wanted to go to Coachella that day and couldn’t get wristbands.” “You know how

27 Calls 2 Wristbands 1 Empty Anniversary Chapter 02 Julian got home past midnight. I was already in bed. In the old days, whenever he came home late, I’d leave a light on and curl up on that narrow sofa, waiting. I wanted him to feel like someone was there for him. Like he had

27 Calls 2 Wristbands 1 Empty Anniversary Chapter 01 A month into our cold war, Julian handed me two VIP wristbands for Coachella. He wanted us to go together on our wedding anniversary. I got dressed up that day. He never showed. Not even by the time the gates opened. I was about to go