Her Place in His Heart by Isabella Reed

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Antonio said, “It’s all on me. Grace’s not at fault here. I caused this mess. I was just too grasping, never learning to value

what was right in front of me.

“I’m sorry, truly I am. Grace, I don’t have the nerve to ask for your forgiveness, but I hope you can still keep me in your memories.”

My dad tried to step in, but one icy glance from my mom and he just wilted, his head drooping low.

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He couldn’t help but sneak mom, his eyes always finding their way back to her.

I bet he had his own regrets brewing.

Sometimes it took losing something to see how valuable it really was.

For some folks, it was the unattainable and the irretrievable that seemed the most desirable.

After all the back–and–forth, Antonio coughed up some cash and was shipped back to his homeland.

As he was leaving, he threw me a question, “Will we meet again?”

chance,” I

he crumbled, crying

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and floundering, with

watching.

it all go so wrong?

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just figured you’d always be there, that no matter what, you’d find it in

out without a word, and the thought of losing you forever never crossed my mind.

to cause you

finally came to my senses, I knew I wouldn’t pick Stella, but I was drawn to

if I pulled this off, I could keep both of you

was only one

or a sinner, she

kind.

she definitely wouldn’t settle for being

my mom’s hand in mine, I was ready to

still trying to lay his soul bare.

of dreams you jotted

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