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."

my mom and I both made

calling non-stop," my

1. me.

my tears,

you all the way," she said, supporting me

phone was blowing up with calls and

I could even catch up on the

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coming in.

laden with stress, like he was holding the whole world on his

heard Antonio

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With Stella back in the picture,

tried to explain, "Grace, have you

true.

with Stella. I promise you. She's just

heartbroken. I can see it in the tears you've left on my journal pages. I've been remiss, but it was never my intention to hurt

feeling kind

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

happy

"Why the tears?"

diary, Stella was his shining moment, the highlight of

most brilliant, the

put in the work to get him back on

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

one groveling to business associates, doing whatever it took to keep

was

of that

onto was the heady, fantastical ride Stella

on his chest, lying to

a symbol

to keep

the chance

did he

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 of

slide. Grace, whatever you do,

stood there, dumbfounded, not knowing how to

was young and naive, I

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