Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 52

“Is that all?” I asked, pushing for more.

“Yeah, that’s all.”

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I raised an eyebrow, “You don’t like him at all?”

“A little, I guess.”

After Christine replied, she suddenly let out a sarcastic laugh, “But what’s the use of liking someone? My mom used to say she married my dad because they were madly in love.”

“But that didn’t stop them from throwing dishes at each other when they fought. Is there anything like true and lasting love in the world?

I knew, deep down, she didn’t believe in love, not even familial love.

After her father’s business went belly up, he turned to drinking, gambling, and started to lash out, hitting both his wife and Christine.

Her mom just disappeared one day, leaving her to grow up with that excuse of a father, taking beatings more times than she could count.

I wanted to lighten the mood, so I changed the subject with a grin, “But why have your so good to me all these years?”

been

eyes, “Who was it that was crying their eyes out on the rooftop in the dead of winter, snot and tears all over my hands, begging

that up made me touch my

and panicked, rushing over to pull

I was trying to kill her and started

to clear her head, not jump off, but I almost

mere roommates into inseparable best friends.

let out a small laugh and casually threw a bag into my lap, “Have breakfast. Got you some bagels and yogurt, take the rest to the

love me

Christine cursed playfully, “I clearly

day, Margaret didn’t bother me, which was a rare occurrence.

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when I could just focus on my job.

left work that evening, I understood why.

night to get her a new car, painted exactly like mine, and

passing colleagues even commented on how close you have to be to someone to get matching cars in the same

fishbone

give me a hard time, then showed