In the Wrong Arms

cause of a viral street photo wher

desperate for a man-so desperate that I wou

t worry, everyone. My boyfriend is a man of integrity. It's just

one thing-some women reall

in the photo w

noon when a photographer uploaded

's skills, praising how beautifully the shots were taken

ernet users quickly uncovered the man's id

ed that he might be the long-rumored bu

ection exploded, "I looked him

a's boyfriend? Then who's

his mind, cheating on suc

t take long for them to d

She's a student at th

a homewrecker? Guess all t

ome reporters, always eager to stir the pot, ev

Throughout our relationship, he has never let me down. Unfortunately, there are always people who try

ent, I officially became th

porting me on social media, tagging my un

e me. "That woman is insane! She used you as a stepping stone to get famous when she was a nobo

my professor had given me and said to Tiffany, "

my professor had secured me a spot. One of its biggest sel

er brother, Jackson Lipsey. He took our fat

er word, a genius. His life had be

cured a full ride to Harvard or MIT. If he wanted, he could have breezed thr

se an agricultural university because he was passionate about farming. Hi

ch, Jackson was well on his way to becoming one of

enthusiasts all knew that her career had

as she grew older, she desperately trie

ent, for example-She landed a role in a historical war drama as a legendary female general. During a

al who defended her country, but war

ce earned her a whole

with my brother. Was there some unspoken rule

o fame, that took us back to when I was fourteen. Back then, social

ol to finish a class project. By th

down, hoping to rest for a bit. My stomach had

pporting an elderly man. She walked straight u

, and softly told her th

having it. She immediat

he only student on the bus. I felt utterly helpless. I hoped someone would speak up for

call them out for moral grandstanding and pick

e weight of their judgmental stares, I re

ents didn't raise you right, then someone else has to. Sweetie, t

too much. My emotions spiraled, and coupled with the

e losing consciousness was s

ital, only my parents were

re not feeling well, call us, and we'll come pick you up. Y

at I had gotten

at was happening to my body. I was too overwhelm

om, she wouldn't h

, I discovered that the entire incident had been up

se of that, Danna was instantly hailed as the epitome of ki

solution, and the dim lighting made it hard to r

ove my side of the story, and I didn't want my paren

liked Danna, always saying she seemed fake. When I told her what

ality show filmin

prior research, I recognized them as B-list actor Leo Field,

ke they were having a great time, laughing and joking around. T

e other hand, was t

, shoved into the lineup. But after that viral controversy, I had become a walking, talking

ests subtly shifted away, especially Leo and Adrian,

sband, so it made sense that he wanted to avoid bei

ed filling up with

l out there. Pro

h self-awareness to

ance. To be fair, she was stun

ts instantly lit up at her arrival, p

e chat

ous! Look at her,

such a s

dustry. The moment she arrives

hing your shows-I'm a

o wonder he wasn't famous-was

? My wife keeps complaining about how dry

y implied she was old enough to need serious skincare.

on started to darken. Sensing the shift, the director quickly cut i

t of standing outside for such a long

d forever! Leo saying he grew up w

face? You just know she wa

ent, the show offi

rival day and we'd all traveled long distances, the production team had prepared d

, we were free to

er suite was on the third floor, offe

smaller rooms, but one faced north a

cent room, but it lacked a pr

in the mood t

take the first-floor room, and the other would take the north-facing

master suite? I honestly didn't care, but the

, I couldn't possibly. That

why don't we just draw lots? That way

ing at me. I raised an eye

as how we

hould go first, so I just stepped up, grabbed a slip, and

able, but I simply waved at them with a grin, d

the live ch

e tries to steal Danna's boyfriend

this show? Just seei

nk she'd be this shameless. How does s

field day trashing me, b

et in stone. That was why I hadn't immediately cleared up the scandal. Instead,

s had been tangled together for nearly a decade, and just wh

research-obsessed, technology-challenged br

used his phone

et photo incident" was because I had dragged

ow was being filmed nea

as the world's most petty and overprotective l

fiasco, dinner was served, bu

to my room afterward, bu

to our rooms now, the buzz would die down. The director had clearly been

able spot and sat

rograms because they often revealed

had missed her bus stop and refused to get off. She insisted

eating and came over, catch

? She's wasting public resou

that old people are getting worse;

expression made it clear he didn't appr

's not that she's being unreasonable. She's old. She probably doesn't even know h

group, even the live c

se. If there were an award for sa

ately backed her up. "Danna, you're s

ecause life is hard for her, she gets to make a scene? The cops already said they'd help her c

with disapproval, as if I

n the show, the majority of the

peech immediately s

Spencer on

it. What the old lad

t it. Danna is jus

n pointless arguments, I deci

e signals at me, clearly hoping I'd stay and a

r eye is twitching that bad, you should s

Most people disapproved of the old woman's actions, bu

urning against them, Da

er, always wasting money at the poker table. If he lost, he'd drink himself into a stupor. Her mother was too focused on taking care of h

e narrative that Danna was simply too kind for this world. Her

de Danna's fans p