Trapped Between Two Brothers

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in silence. I rested my head against the wi

ght in a bad nightmare as my mind replayed all the moments. The fact P

me, and the way he cared for her instead of me

nking I could trust

der than it should have. I stepped out slowly, my legs weak, like they

bbed one of my suitcases without saying any

her shoulder. "Don't just

elt heavier than it should have, like everything I owned h

us wasn't awkward-it was thick, like she didn't know what to

the door and

" she said lightly, stepping

pace. It was neat, warm... lived in. Nothin

and turned to me. "You can put yours

rs lingered on the handle for a second before

for a moment, t

, her voice gentler now.

ly, even though my voice

You look like you're

epeated, forcing my sh

he look she gave me sai

moment. "Then at least tr

ile tugged

I let out a small, shaky

e wall. "I'm serious. Stop thinking about your si

ething inside me, but I

ou're right." I pressed my lips together, my fingers curlin

than I expected, filled wit

ng her arms. "You should say that ag

lickering across my fa

wasn't sure if she should say mor

way she said it ma

lling out my phone. My fingers trembled slightly as I unlocked it, m

, my breath catching

d back at me like

Marry Anya Stewart i

o fast it felt lik

ipped out of my lip

creen, reading every line even tho

had been arranged earlier. The cere

ped re

e as my chest started to ache, each

llowed hard, my voice shaking. "Th

. it didn't matter, did it?" I whispered. "It didn't ma

pped clos

he one who messed up," I said, my voice cracking as tears filled my eye

something painful. "But he was already going to marry h

n spreading slowly, deeply,

alked into the room and how his eyes would linger

ling unevenly. "But he... he already made his choic

ng inside me was bre

, pained laugh, shaking my head. "A

tely as the tears finall

nto a hug, her arms wrapping tightly around me. "Hey

couldn

ch. I looked down slowly, my heart beating

n

stared at it. Then

lled with a f

ath st

everything was the same. The

sn't mine anymo

sat just

ch after seeing t

ide me snappe

room. It hit the wall and dropped to the floor, but I didn't care. My whole body w

grabbing my arms. "Hey, stop...

he took everything from me. My own sister, Becca. My own sister." My bre

own against her. "They don't deserve your tears," she sai

tears di

I whispered, my voice small and los

he said, her voice steady. "You move on. Someone better will come for you, someone who will

d, my voice trembling. "Peter already took everything he gave me, and I didn't even get the chanc

said, her tone firm. "Not at all. My roommate isn't even aroun

tening again, but this time it

said, giving m

lowly. "Th

just a little. "And there's something else. There's a job

g together. "I don't know if

ly. "You won't kno