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."

years apart, my mom and I

Antonio's been calling

1. me.

dry my tears, but hers started

all the way," she said, supporting me no

blowing up with calls and

even catch up on

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coming in.

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

Antonio this worked

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was puzzled. With Stella back in the picture, why was he still worried about me, the

have you read my

true.

going on with Stella. I promise you. She's

the tears you've left on my journal pages. I've

feeling kind of spaced

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

happy

"Why the tears?"

his shining moment,

most brilliant, the most vivid chapter

I put in the work to get him

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days, I was the one

was the one groveling to business associates, doing

one downing drinks till I was

that registered

held onto was the heady,

name tattooed on his chest, lying to me that it was a

symbol to keep him

yearned to keep

he had the chance

did he

you? You've got it bad for me,

it slide.

not knowing how to counter

I was young and naive, I threw

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