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.

said, “Mom, I’m not holding it against

said I should love myself first before seeking

mom and I both

calling non–stop,” my

tears,

I’m with you all the way,” she said, supporting me no

blowing up with calls and

on the latest, another

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

never heard Antonio this worked up before.

why was he still

have you read my journal? It’s not true.

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

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

was feeling kind of spaced out.

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

happy

“Why the tears?”

moment, the

the most brilliant, the most

I put in the work

days, I was the one

to business associates, doing

the one downing drinks till I was senseless, so

that registered with

the heady, fantastical ride Stella

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to me that it was a reminder of the hard times, a

keep alive was his fiery Stella.

he had the chance to reclaim his

miss

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

worries. I’m willing to let it slide. Grace,