A Hired Boyfriend For Christmas

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Zade for cheating and so my family wouldn't use the

s. I didn't like any of them and some looked weird, like they wo

id and I stared at his picture on the screen. He didn

x hours and finally foun

what if he is a weirdo?" I

er and figure it out," Clov

d if we saw someone, we would set

p, put on something comfy, and

both of us and in the middle of

coming. I kept checking my time and no one was coming.

hen I was tired of waiting. I wo

ked it up, "I have to go meet Alec down the road," I no

a cab. I was happy she left, now I could be alone, I picked

ow the cool breeze to hit my face. Every step I took

I was trying my best, I didn't wan

as so loud and at the same time so quiet that I didn't realize when I entered the

!" An angry driver sai

and immediately let go of me and at that very moment, my pho

s but I couldn't anymore so I let the tears flow freely. I wanted to be quiet but I couldn't s

idn't...make her...cry.." I could hear the st

thing ...in ...my... life ...isn't... going ...right.. it's... like.. the.. heavens... are ...punis

emoved the face cap and handed it to the owner without lo

g a face cap, he was wearing a black T-shirt, black sweatpants, and a pair of glasses. He wa

iced I wasn't listening to what he was saying, he touched my knee showing me the injury a

ould get going," I said. I didn't want Clover to be

said politely and

store along the road, I sat outside the stor

y for so many things with his card and when he was about to drop the card inside his pocket, m

t of me and sat opposite me, "You so

s, and drinks. Why did he buy them? I removed his c

ad like that, I can't tell you not to end it but you shouldn't do that in p

er and gave it to me, "Th

m for a brief second before blur

e with confusi

check of how I sounded, "Do you h

understand why you would want that inf

I'm not weird or anything, I'm just trying to create employm

think that

"Me and my boyfriend broke up, I just wanted to take someone home and

do that, I don't know you, you might be a serial killer

nd if you don't have anyone to spend Christmas with then you can spend it with my fam

od up to excuse himself but I quickly

over's phone number. I put the piece of paper inside his pocket, "Please, in case you change you

end Christmas with you," He removed my hand from his wrist an

the whole time, I will find out to