He used to drive over ten miles after being awake for more than twenty hours straight, just to buy me a bowl of my favorite shaved ice.
For my birthday, he held his breath underwater for a full five minutes to set up a surprise, then appeared out of nowhere the moment my face fell.
When I was deployed with Doctors Without Borders and a communications failure cut us off for a month, he lost his mind. He pulled every string he had to get a plane ticket, risking his life to reach me.
On that battlefield where no one knew if tomorrow would come before death did, I said yes to his proposal.
I never imagined that the wedding I'd dreamed of would turn out to be nothing more than a cruel joke.
"Sis, I was only teasing Carter. I never thought he'd actually agree to put on a show with you. But once I saw how determined he was, I realized just how much he loves me."
"Sorry you're so upset about it."
As she spoke, Nora held out a glass of wine. When I didn't take it, she grabbed my hand and forced it around the glass.
The next second.
The glass slipped and shattered on the floor. Shards flew toward Nora.
Carter shoved me aside and rushed straight to her.