ey'

ad the stre

apped tight around me like a shield. My eyes were swollen. My throat

years.

the door. Tw

ket trailing behind me like th

d. She just saw my face, and pulled me into th

. Fully.

and ugly, but she never let g

ey. I'm s

ried. "And he chose her. My b

ght now," she murmured into my h

was something fragile.

back to the couch and pul

ream. And the eme

h. "The I-don't-need-a-m

t, we watch trash TV, cry, scream in

ispered. "But you are t

he said. "Start from the

curved between Celeste's legs. The sound of her

htened. Her hands

Cele

e actually smirked. Told me I was

s. "That woman needs t

made it seem like I was

tanding. "Tomorrow, you go in the

answer. Bu

I mea

*

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in my usual soft blouse and tailored sl

reign, eyes dull, face p

ara was w

mile w

a resignat

ne: a text

to slash h

smiled. Ju

y bag, squared my s

*

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ed like ambition

appened, like I wasn't walking through

aight past

me still showing us

into Celeste's

her laptop, lips p

aid smoothly. "

ldly. "When you decided t

lope on her desk,

ked. "Wha

esigna

, stunned.

qu

mile f

to be impulsive, Rile

e I loved, and someone I trusted. But don't worry.

rrowed. "Wat

You will seduce someone el

fli

to leave.

our latte smells bi

alke

through the corri

ed. But it wasn't

as fr

*

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?" she asked

for the first time in twe

d drinking. And if needed, getting revenge in the for

esit

o m

rets," s

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au

ri

or

t lea

*

again, fixing my earrings and strai

own N

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fro

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