Below appears a flash piece I wrote given a prompt: the first three words ... “I’m sorry, but—”
“No, you’re not sorry,” he said into the phone.
“But—”
“There you go again, trying to justify your decision—the choice you made. Erich Segal got it wrong—all wrong. Being in love means forever having to say you’re sorry. Putting the needs of your family ahead of your own. But an apology with an exp…