The Answer ~ Songs To Stories Volume II ~ By Britt Wolfe
Inspired By: Champagne Problems by Taylor Swift
She was supposed to say yes. But saying no saved her life.
Cara always looked like the girl who had it all—brains, beauty, and the perfect boyfriend. But behind the sparkling façade was a life slowly shrinking to fit someone else’s idea of perfect. When Jasper drops to one knee at their university gala, surrounded by flashing cameras and champagne flutes, Cara is faced with a choice: keep living a life that’s slowly erasing her, or finally find the courage to walk away.
What follows is not a clean break but a long unraveling—of friendships, reputations, and everything Cara thought she knew about love. As whispers swirl and loyalty is tested, Cara must piece herself back together while the world watches and judges. Because choosing yourself doesn’t come with applause. It comes with silence, shame, and the quiet strength of a woman who knows her worth.
The Answer is a brave and beautifully wrought story about breaking free from the expectations that bind us, and the healing that begins the moment we finally choose ourselves.
Inspired By: Champagne Problems by Taylor Swift
She was supposed to say yes. But saying no saved her life.
Cara always looked like the girl who had it all—brains, beauty, and the perfect boyfriend. But behind the sparkling façade was a life slowly shrinking to fit someone else’s idea of perfect. When Jasper drops to one knee at their university gala, surrounded by flashing cameras and champagne flutes, Cara is faced with a choice: keep living a life that’s slowly erasing her, or finally find the courage to walk away.
What follows is not a clean break but a long unraveling—of friendships, reputations, and everything Cara thought she knew about love. As whispers swirl and loyalty is tested, Cara must piece herself back together while the world watches and judges. Because choosing yourself doesn’t come with applause. It comes with silence, shame, and the quiet strength of a woman who knows her worth.
The Answer is a brave and beautifully wrought story about breaking free from the expectations that bind us, and the healing that begins the moment we finally choose ourselves.
Inspired By: Champagne Problems by Taylor Swift
She was supposed to say yes. But saying no saved her life.
Cara always looked like the girl who had it all—brains, beauty, and the perfect boyfriend. But behind the sparkling façade was a life slowly shrinking to fit someone else’s idea of perfect. When Jasper drops to one knee at their university gala, surrounded by flashing cameras and champagne flutes, Cara is faced with a choice: keep living a life that’s slowly erasing her, or finally find the courage to walk away.
What follows is not a clean break but a long unraveling—of friendships, reputations, and everything Cara thought she knew about love. As whispers swirl and loyalty is tested, Cara must piece herself back together while the world watches and judges. Because choosing yourself doesn’t come with applause. It comes with silence, shame, and the quiet strength of a woman who knows her worth.
The Answer is a brave and beautifully wrought story about breaking free from the expectations that bind us, and the healing that begins the moment we finally choose ourselves.
Excerpt From The Answer 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.