The Answer She Had To Give
Songs To Stories Volume II
Inspired by: Champagne Problems by Taylor Swift
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Cara was supposed to say yes. Everyone expected it—the sparkling ring, the champagne toast, the perfect love story unfolding just as it was meant to. But in the moment that should have cemented her future, she found herself suffocating beneath the weight of expectation. So, she did the unthinkable: she said no.
As the golden girl of her university—brilliant, beautiful, and dating Jasper Whitmore, the man everyone adored—Cara had spent years playing the role of the lucky one. She had a boyfriend with wealth, charm, and a dazzling future. Their lives were carefully curated, a relationship so perfect that no one ever thought to ask if she was happy. But behind Jasper’s dazzling smile and grand gestures was something else—something cold, something that had slowly chipped away at Cara’s confidence, her independence, her ability to breathe without permission.
When she walks away from Jasper’s proposal, Cara doesn’t just break his heart—she shatters the illusion everyone else has bought into. Friends turn against her. Whispers follow her through campus. Everyone sees Jasper as the heartbroken man left in the wreckage of a love he devoted himself to. No one sees the bruises—physical or emotional—that Cara spent years convincing herself weren’t real.
Alone, ridiculed, and questioning her own reality, Cara must find the strength to stand by her choice. But in a world that tells women they should be grateful for love—no matter the cost—walking away is only the first battle. The Answer She Had to Give is a raw and powerful story of breaking free, of reclaiming yourself from the hands of those who would rather own you than love you, and of the strength it takes to rewrite your future when everyone else wants to dictate your past.
Excerpt From The Answer She Had To Give By Britt Wolfe
“I want to stay,” she replied, keeping her voice calm, steady. Her gaze swept the room, lingering on the table where her classmates sat, laughing and toasting their glasses. This was the end of something. It felt like a moment worth lingering in.
Jasper’s hand stilled on her waist. He tilted his head, his expression neutral, but Cara felt the shift immediately. “I think we’ve stayed long enough,” he said, each word deliberate, measured.
She stepped back slightly, her brows drawing together. “You don’t have to stay if you don’t want to. I’ll get a ride home.” It wasn’t defiance—it was careful, calculated compromise, the kind she had learned to offer him in their four years together.
But compromise didn’t sit well with Jasper. His jaw tightened, his smile unwavering as he glanced around the room, aware of the eyes that might be on them. “Cara,” he said softly, but with a weight that made her pulse quicken. “Don’t be difficult.”
“I’m not being difficult,” she replied, keeping her voice light. “I just want one more dance.”
For a moment, Jasper didn’t move. Then he let out a soft laugh, the kind that sounded charming to anyone who didn’t know better. “Alright,” he said, releasing her waist. “One more dance.”
Cara exhaled, relieved, but that relief was short-lived. Jasper stepped away, walking toward the edge of the room. The message was clear: she could have her dance, but she wouldn’t have it with him.
