Breaking Free From My Ex (Grace and Antonio)

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After countless sleepless nights, I surprisingly caught some solid z's on the flight.

In my dreams, Antonio's face kept showing up, like he was just waiting for me there.

Back when we were just seven, we used to play games together.

He'd tell me he was the groom, and I was the prettiest bride.

When we turned eighteen, we made that game real.

He vowed to hustle hard and give me a grand wedding.

But when did things start to fall apart between us?

Did it start after Stella showed up, or was it before that?

I couldn't even remember it anymore.

Antonio had been the center of my world for as long as I could remember.

No matter how much I tried to stay cool and get over him, it felt like my insides were being torn apart.

Once I landed, I didn't even have the guts to turn on my phone.

"Grace!"

My mom was waving at me, standing out in a sea of

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foreigners.

It had been ages since we last saw each other.

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She wasn't the same woman I remembered, sitting on the couch, crying, waiting for my dad to come home.

She was older, but she exuded more charm than before.

"You've grown so much," she said, her voice filled with wonder.

My mom kept touching my face, saying sorry over and over again.

I just let go and hugged her tight.

I said, "Mom, I'm not holding it against you.

"You said I should love myself first before seeking love from others."

and

been calling non-stop," my

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tears, but hers started

you all the way," she

up with calls

even catch up on the

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coming in.

with stress, like he was holding the whole world

Antonio

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the picture, why was

to explain, "Grace, have you read my journal? It's

true.

nothing going on with Stella. I promise you. She's

on my journal pages. I've been remiss, but it was never

feeling kind of

you're obligated to stay with me, but that's why I'm walking away. It's to set us both free, to let you be

happy with

"Why the tears?"

Stella was his shining moment, the highlight

brilliant, the most

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was living it up with Stella, soaking in the glory days, I was the one

groveling to business associates, doing whatever it took to keep

downing drinks till I was senseless, so wasted I

that registered

was the

lying to me that it was a

hard times, a symbol to keep him

to keep alive

had the chance to reclaim his

he

said, "Grace, you ditched the wedding to teach me a lesson, didn't you? You've got it bad for me, so much that my recent lack of attention stung, and this was your way

let it slide. Grace, whatever you do, I'm

stood there, dumbfounded, not knowing

the day, when I was young

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