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