75-Challenge

Ashley Walters pov

We spent three days in that dorm room crying and consoling each other. My friend Evelyne hid the news to save my life.

I not only lost Justin but also the two boys who called me their sister. Their family.

Evelyne lost her boyfriend who was about to propose her. They were planning to get married after one year.

True to my word, I did not shed a single tear for Justin after that first day.

Mr. Matt had been asking me about the subjects I wanted to choose but I could not give him a confirmed

answer.

He arranged an apartment for us, and I decided to furnish it. We all got busy with its decoration.

“I have decided to resign from my job and stay here.” Aniya announced while putting wall hangings that we bought from a thrift store and I polished them myself, “So… Can I crash in for a few days until I find a place of my own?”

She pouted and blinked her eyes to look innocent.

“You are nuts. You are staying with me. Ok? You girls are forgetting something. I am a millionaire now. My plan was to accept twenty million from Justin and return forty million after four years.

I just could not wait to throw those forty million in his face. Had no idea, how I would do that. But I had to. To keep my sanity and my self–respect, I had to!

“Evelyne!” I went to Evelyne who was placing marble ware in the cabinets, “What are your future plans? I can lend you money. If you want, you can open a new ice cream parlor here.”

Her attention stayed on the job at hand of placing the items in the cupboards, “I have it covered, Ash. No more ice cream parlors now. I can’t work in any café without thinking of him.”

She said quietly and for some reason, it felt there was more to it. She was avoiding eye contact and I didn’t want to force her for anything.

done enough for me.

knew, your café was insured!” I remarked but she did not respond to

your subject selection. Why don’t you do something about home décor!”

“What?”

cabinet door, “Look at the way you transformed all this around.” She ran a gaze in the living room and attached kitchen,

a shiver of excitement through my body. My friends were right. I always wanted to decorate a small

something more presentable. I think one

so tired!” Aniya plopped on the couch and closed her eyes, “I guess we should order a pizza for

was Aniya’s duty for cooking and as usual, she had managed to

she felt our eyes on her, “Come on, Ash! You are a millionaire

a pussy!”

open, “I am being pusss….” I marched to her and picked up the cushion from the couch and threw it

was holding a pack of dishwashing sponges opened the pack and threw one at Aniya. The

them, Eve! They have gone smaller!” She cried in despair. Evelyne and

back her head

turned into hysteric cries of pain. Evelyne was beside me in

it anymore. Aniya sat on the floor and hugged both of us. That afternoon we

I cried for Justin too. I guess we all needed that outlet. It was not possible for us to go ahead without letting all the pent–up

okay to let the tears flow. You two are not weak. You are a rock.” She

familiar voice rang in my ear, “You

I cried harder!

“Be a lioness!”

“Kitten!”

we were done, Aniya ordered pizza. We had our pizzas, drank

I could not do much about it except work

Garner. I would never run after a boy who did not want me in his life. I hoped that I was able to make enough money to get back

Four damn years.

retire to our rooms when the main door got

man was standing wearing a

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