TIES OF LOVE

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howling my name for the past hour. Knowing her, she'd resort to extrem

water hit my face. Lis

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out of my room. I followe

d water on me. If you weren't thinking about my hair, you should've at least thought about the she

bath. You smell like you took

sly took a wh

d be thanking me," she said, poin

didn't you wake me sooner?" I exclaimed, r

," she mocked, skipping towards me. "So I decided t

u," I mumbled with my f

me. It was beyond funny. You

ost sarcastic lo

r you, okay?" she instructed, pushing me toward my bathroo

e raised an eyebrow and pointed

d, raising my hands in surrend

t with my towel, I dried myself the best I could. Skipp

th sleeveless white gown with black highlights, vi

blonde hair that reached my mid-back. I loved my hair, a bi

plied lip balm and a bit of powder,

parents in a car accident a few years back. Dad was driving them ho

hospital, and I, who was twenty years old at the time and also in my final year of college, had to take on the responsibility of caring for my fifteen years old sister, Lisa. I worked part-time as a waitress wh

erage two-room apartment with a small kitchen and ba

tairs ready to

n you leave for cla

ve left enough instructions to run a vehicle as

ut, in a hurry, I almost ran into Thomas, our neighbor. A middle-aged man,

homas," I hurrie

" he replied, smil

e!" I yelled, running out of

company I work at and it was just a few

" I greeted th

Where to?" he r

en", please

e. I quickly paid the taxi driver, who had dr

to as many people as I could. Checking my wristw

I said

ize the opportunity to make a fuss about my lateness. Lately, it seemed like she is on mission to get me fired which was likely fuel

nfirmed my suspicions. There sat Carol, confiden

face" I thoug