AGAINST ALL ODDS!

YEARS

IL

eed to try to

I don't think you should be complaining about my smile o

. "Hey, slow down, we'll get into an accident at this rate, and if we a

want anything to do with the resort in the first pl

f the best," she said showing me the map on my phone that she held. "We a

n I and Dian had gone on a road trip together. He'd cheered me on all the way. We'd been living life re

nd I stepped on the break without thinking. The terrible sound of screechin

were flung forward, the only thing

ide out of proportion. "You are frea

in her hand. "Where is my phone?" I asked, the amount of panic that crept

ow was rolled down, and everything happened

the door open. Grasses flagged both sides of the road. T

ut. "What ar

fogging up as I searched blindly among the ankle-length

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ouldn't find the phone. I want

ker. Let's just forget about the phone. W

has a GPS Kushi. I just need my freaking memory card.

en gasped, bending down to pick something up. "I fou

was utterly trashed, so I just dismantled it and got out

ut I avoided her gaze, not in the mood to dig through my feelings.

, then died almost immediately. I tried five more times, then hit the

rs ago" kushi voice reached me

e. I am not a doll

u're on a short fuse. You explode to the littlest of

of nowhere, I don't see that happening anymore" I gritted, then flinched as

ing so pessimistic. I

be fine? Look around you, there's nothing but grasses for miles

hed the d

?" I got out, my voi

a gas station or an auto shop. There is no ce

think it's better we

so adventurous. Well, stay here then,

ed at me, and as much as I wanted to return the smile, I felt t

approaching. Kushi went crazy, yellin

beautiful black limo, so I guessed it was one of

or looked so cozy it was insan

Was that your car a mile back?"

"Yes, that was our car. It just suddenly died on us and

I guess the management will find a way to get your stuff.

ide when I hesitated. I followed her into the car

practically helping us wh

y invested in the resort, and we want only good reviews about it, and we wo

and my gaze snapped to hers. "Do not worry

and now that it did this, I'm sure Sybil won't b

incomprehensive look. I turned my gaze to Helaena

sistant" she joked but I was

beside me. I jumped, for the first time noticing the body sprawled beside

r face. "Please, don't yell. He doesn't

n at Helaena. "But we've be

as if it was the most ob

, the blanket slipping a little to reveal a tattooed hand, and my gaz

was more buffed up, and there was the tattoo. Dian didn't have any. His height... It was exactly like Dian's... How coul

had to deal with it. I had to move on, because it was either that or drive myself insane and do something like looking for him, then shooting him in the chest with an automatic w