The Butterfly Casualty

For the cruelest of reasons, Julie’s boyfriend dumped her one hot summer morning. He had slept with Julie's best friend and wanted to start dating her. He also wanted to keep being friends with Julie, so, like a shameless prick, he asked her for a hug. To ''part on good terms''.

Julie once told me that she used to feel warm fuzzy butterflies in her belly whenever she thought of him. On that day, however, razor blade butterflies ripped open her guts making her feel something else. Stunned, Julie accepted the hug… even though something inside her died that cold summer morning.