I Don’t Need Your Fake Love by Melandia

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After countless sleepless nights, I surprisingly caught some solid Zs 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 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.

not holding it against

should love myself first before seeking love from others.”

and I both made the

been calling non–stop,” my

to dry my tears, but

I’m with you all the way,” she said, supporting

was blowing up with calls and messages

could even catch up on the latest, another

like he

never heard Antonio this worked up before.

With Stella back in the picture, why was he

tried to explain, “Grace, have you read my

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Stella. I promise you.

to me.

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

feeling kind

to stay with me, but that’s why I’m walking away.

happy

“Why the tears?”

Stella was his shining moment, the

the most

from his memory that I put in the work to get him

with Stella, soaking in the glory days, I was the one emptying my bank account to cover his

was the one groveling to business associates, doing whatever it took

downing drinks till I was senseless, so wasted I nearly

registered with him.

held onto was the heady, fantastical ride

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that it was a reminder

yearned to keep alive was his

to reclaim

did he miss

ditched the wedding to teach me a lesson, didn’t you? You’ve got it bad for me, so

to let it slide.