Chapter 66

Nelly’s POV.

I turned to look at Aisha, our eyes meeting. Her gaze was intense, almost piercing, and I found myself struggling to maintain eye contact.

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“I… I don’t know,” I stammered, my voice quavering.

“You need to decide whether you will accept him or not, so that when you see him, you can stand your ground,” she said, her voice firm.

I nodded, but my mind was a jumble of conflicting emotions. I looked up at the ceiling, my hands clasped tightly together in my lap, as if I could somehow will myself to calm down.

“I don’t think I’ll ever see Astel again,” I said, my voice barely a whisper.

Aisha chuckled, her voice light and teasing. “You never can tell. He came by today, but you weren’t around, you never can tell when he will come again,” she said.

I nodded, even though she couldn’t see me. I closed my eyes tightly, trying to block out. the world around me. I felt overwhelmed, my thoughts a jumbled mess. I took a deep. breath, trying to calm my racing heart.

We both sat up, frozen in place, as we heard a knock at the door.

“I’ll get it,” Aisha said, her voice steady.

I nodded, not trusting myself to speak. Aisha stood up, glancing through the peephole before opening the door. I heard a familiar voice on the other side.

“Harry,” Aisha said, her tone surprised.

“Why did

he asked,

I brought her to rest,”

He walked over and wrapped his arms around Aisha’s waist, pulling her

you feeling?” he

mustering up a smile that felt as fake as it looked. He gave me a doubtful look, but didn’t

while,” he said, a playful grin

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I watched them leave, as he leaned to whisper something in

oppressing me!” I called after

left alone with my thoughts, trying to make sense of the jumble of emotions inside me. I wondered if my inability to move on from Astel was because I truly loved him,

tightly, the memories of that awful day playing out in my mind. like a movie.

all this time. “You are not what I want,” he had said, his voice

words had felt like a knife to my heart, and I could still feel

I felt the tears well up in my eyes, spilling down my cheeks like

on the bed, bringing my knees to my chest as I tried to process the feelings that were swirling inside me. My

always looked at me with such coldness and hatred. My heart ached at the thought of why I was never good enough for him,

Had I done something wrong, something to anger her

scream that was building in my chest. I wanted to let it out, to release the pain and anger, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it.

day. If I had died, I wouldn’t have to feel this pain, this emptiness, this feeling of worthlessness. I would be at peace, with no

my cheeks, hot and salty, and I sniffed, trying to stop the flood of

a movement at the door. I quickly wiped away my tears,

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beat. It was Kex. He leaned over me, kissing my forehead and rubbing

knelt beside me, taking my hands in his own. “How are you doing?”

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