No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

"Why are you doing this? Give me my phone back."

Haley was in a panic, lunging to snatch it away.

Her obvious fear made me even more curious about who could be calling in the middle of the night.

I dodged and didn't let her have it. In our tussle, the call went through.

But the person on the other end hung up after just one ring.

Not answering?

That was even more suspicious.

I dialed the number again, and Haley, now out of bed and barefoot, rushed over to grab the phone from me.

She was so frantic she even cursed, "Felicia, have you lost your mind? Give me back my phone!"

Amid her angry shouts, the call connected, and an irritated voice came through, "Why are you calling again after I hung up?"

That voice... Was it Milly?

I froze for a second, then everything clicked.

low, playing dirty just

couldn't help but confront

other end, while I juggled keeping Haley from getting her phone back and taunted Milly,

was abruptly

clearly

the phone back, her nails scratching the back of my hand in the process,

at

thinking how she had been

out at

sent flying, crashing into the bed frame and landing on the floor with a

her,

Are you that desperate for money? To the point of risking lives with no moral

and the other holding onto the

if she

"Haley, I know you're at your wit's end, but don't bring your mess onto my turf. And tell

me, "Felicia, if you beg me, I might

Ha!

you say? Did your

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lying

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