Marriage of Convenience and nothing more

yourself who really fits that title-you or me?" I shot bac

s. "You know you owe me," she sai

n beside her asked, eyeing me like I w

Birds of a feather

one who ruined my dress at the restaura

ing and watching. It felt like déjà vu-another public humiliation, another mo

d, my voice steady despite the heat rising in my face. "I didn't rui

d?" she taunted,

dmit it," I scoffe

, something cold and

asp rippled th

rough my clothes, dripping down my arms, my legs-e

w-empty bottle in her hand,

ked as I shivered. "

ined my dres

her friend said nonchalantly s

n at me in disgust. "And you're goi

e you nothing," I growled,

rward, her eyes gleaming with amu

undering in my ears. I had no

e grabbed my shopping c

onto the floor, some rolling a

g hit me in

to pick up what was left. Some of the vegetables were co

augh. "That's exactly whe

fused to let them fall. I ref

thing had happened, their laughter ringing in my

y hands trembling as I realized-I

-

o you?" Emily whispered her v

y. "Those spoiled rich girls hu

rlier. The apartment was small, barely furnished. The cracked walls, the old mattress in the corne

f my shoes with a sigh. "I don't know how I would've

but something in her express

." she h

head toward

There's something

picked up.

a," she whispered. "The

my exhausti

, my voice barely above a wh

ted, her lip

dread curling around

looking anywhere but

hair, bracing myself for the

e's getting w

eath

red. "They need the payment soon,

d spun a

a wave of helplessn

Not

n I had

I had n

, but I forced them back. I

ad to b

be somethin

aunting my thoughts-his

rry

ed my ey

what it h

contract marriage just

y yes. I had told myself

no

en have