Something In Between Love

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floated through my nostrils, a ghost of breeze blew through my dark brown shoulder-length hair as I sprinted, the slit on my dres

th caught in my throat when the pai

ow? after 2 years of going AWOL? I didn't care to know now, the urge to s

ike honey and clinging to me every second and when I shared my dreams of building a home he propo

me things in the house had been taken. I couldn't believe it until I saw a scrawl on a dirty piec

oiled for my whole life, eve

of communication I could use yet it was like

d apartment I found out he was married

y Mother's words, that men wer

marriage, they were cordial eno

her job and we slowly slipped into po

my sleeves, wait tables, and take on p

ld only murmur how love was never enoug

ns of getting married to a professor in Canada. I

his, I won't allow

, you're a woman now, stay and take care of your sister. Make sure you marry

nd time again. Then they stopped coming altogether, five years now and

my reverie. I peered down at the screen

ed the busy street, ca

and my eyes searched for the silve

persistent friend wouldn't st

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him Beth," my

nd w

e's gone again, how will I

. Don't tell me–B

go after

ng your job over. The boss will go ballistic if you're not here. No

to keep the sob that threatened to break out of my throat. How dare fa

♡♡♡

and entered the beautifully decorated hall, the scent of delicious food and cuisines wafted through my nostrils as I delved deeper into the magn

sh ladies who blushed and suggestively and

gues standing beside one of the long tables, they w

Beth's expression re

" Beth whispered, almost too loud

ady felt like throwing up in fear. I dreaded what would be

in the middle of greeting the guests!" Dan

n accustomed to his maliciousness towards me, after all, I was here for a reason, whi

directed at me I smiled th

nny

I stopped her with a gen

been one to neve

e let me pull h

worth

eyes and sigh

lanning this event for days, sleepless nights included," Beth murmured a

ave it a squeeze with

Just wait

th asked and observed me

d at the

oval nod to anything we've worked on so far. Let's s

resence, and once he asked you to make coffee for the whole board room. Then he asked us to throw out the event's cake because th

arting to get to me. I truly hop

have come to se

Sophia's dress was delive

d two hou

Mr. Rob? The

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's tr

tion in the pit of my stomach. He took great pride in the

with his thunderous voi