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voice growing louder as he gets angrier.

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“Am I?” I ask, sarcastic, unfolding my arms and putting my hands

flat on the table so that I can better accuse him in return. “As

far as I know, you never asked me to marry you. Your dad told

us we were engaged. And so, when it comes to dissolving the

engagement, it seems like that was his prerogative. And besides, where were you these past few days? If we were so engaged, and so close, and so dedicated to each other, why weren’t you around, begging me to come back? You were probably out somewhere, paying attention to your actual boyf-”

growls, silencing me and looking around anxiously to make sure nobody

Because, of course, I don’t want to ruin his life just because he’s being a jerk to me. “I’m sorry,” I say, a little bitter. “I didn’t mean that. That

else I

to dismiss it all. “I saw you come down from the third floor – I saw what

you?” I ask, my eyes going wide.

pleads, exasperated, “can you please, for once, focus on

say quickly, nodding. “Sorry. It’s

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you gotten to see it all? Do you know what’s

cabinets?”

stare and I bite my lip, realizing that I’ve done it again. “Sorry,” I murmur, and then

the edges of my vision I can see him sit

won’t,” I continue, raising

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