Painful desire

t want to go there because t

swer that, I da

ready that ma'am amie

t fell from my cheeks

t didn't feel like it, who likes it w

I mur

ls, I immediately st

e, I immediately showed the

alled, she immed

on?" he asked

ow" I answered, the smile on mommy mie's lips d

d Ashton hurt you?" he ask

lacked sleep" I blurted out, he nodded a

ng a beer, earlier my eyes were wanderin

his mother and father's annive

nd up I immediately feel dizzy, shit shantal y

you alway

tal! that's enough

l saw Ash's face in front of me

ou" I cur

me help you," Ashton pleaded,

im away and needing his support to get out of there. Anger and

hton," I spat out, the bitt

mbling in the process. The room spun around me, the music

rred, my words slithering out with veno

flicker of remorse in his eyes. But it was quickly replaced by

about this," he implored, his

and excuses. All I wanted was to escape the suffocating weight

m him, my gaze fixated on the exit. I

orward, determined to leave him-and

rhythm of my unsteady steps. The alcohol coursing through my veins dulled the a

dled mind. I stumbled onto the sidewalk, the world spinning around me in a

familiar number. My vision swam as I struggled to focus on the screen, cu

the call connected. Relief washed over me a

me the slee

elling up in my eyes. "I

llowed by a concerned murmur. "Sh

live the pain of Ashton's betrayal. All I wanted was to e

e," I pleaded, my voice

lled up beside me. With trembling hands, I opened the door and sank into the pa

heeks, mingling with the rain that drummed against the windshield. In

vigate the stormy waters ahead. And as the city lights faded into the distance, I all

h, the rain cascading down around me like tears from the heavens. My mind was a whirlwind of em

f my own embrace. But no matter how tightly I held on, I couldn

d I tensed, expecting Ashton to appear before me once again. But to m

r voice called out,

ion etched with worry. Despite the darkness that clouded my heart, a smal

ice barely above a whisper

nderstanding. "I was at the party, but I saw

, the weight of my pain threatening to engulf me entirely. But Sar

y voice trembling with emotion. "I thought he lo

my wounded soul. "I know it hurts, Shantal. But you're strong

ath forward. In that moment, I made a silent vow to myself: to rise from the ashes of my broken

wavering strength of friendship and the unwavering belief in my own worth. And as the rain continued to fall, I clos

h, the rain cascading down around me like tears from the heavens. My mind was a whirlwind of em

f my own embrace. But no matter how tightly I held on, I couldn

d I tensed, expecting Ashton to appear before me once again. But to m

r voice called out,

ion etched with worry. Despite the darkness that clouded my heart, a smal

ice barely above a whisper

nderstanding. "I was at the party, but I saw

, the weight of my pain threatening to engulf me entirely. But Sar

y voice trembling with emotion. "I thought he lo

my wounded soul. "I know it hurts, Shantal. But you're strong

ath forward. In that moment, I made a silent vow to myself: to rise from the ashes of my broken

wavering strength of friendship and the unwavering belief in my own worth. And as the rain continued to fall, I clos