The first day Aisha sat at an empty lunch table, she tried not to let it get to her. Sure, seeing Sam sitting with Yasmine and Moon startled and confused her, but she was missing some context, that was all. Yet, when one day became two, when two days became two weeks, she knew something had changed.
A deep pang pulled inside her, and insecurities started ringing in her mind's ear. She's leaving you for them, they told her.
No way. She and Sam went way back. Sam was allowed to have other friends, too, but she'd never betray her.
