Chapter 271

Melinda saw Colin and me move with great difficulty and noticed his inebriation. Her mouth was wide open in disbelief.

“Harper, what is this?” Melinda looked past me and asked my Mom behind

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Mom pressed her lips into a hard line and thought that she shouldn’t be the one to tell her the news. Instead, she tossed the responsibility back to me. Ask them. You know, young people nowadays.”

“What? What happened? Okay. Uhm, honey? Honey? Come and help me, please. Colin is drunk. Geez, how many drinks did he have?”

Austin appeared in my view half–asleep. He, too, was taken aback when he looked at us. Shortly after, at Melinda’s behest, he approached me to take

the drunk Colin off me.

But Colin refused to let go. He mumbled that he didn’t want to leave me, and his left hand maintained a tight grip on my shoulder as if it was fused to my

body.

It was dark outside, and we couldn’t stay by the entrance for too long.

I had no other choice but to enter Colin’s home.

toiled to usher Colin

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Colin stuck his hand out and grabbed

even superglue wasn’t as clingy

Melinda, and I were rendered

so that I could sit down and keep

go

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that was our only option, the two moms moved the couch so that I could be seated. Then, they closed the door and went to my mom’s place to gossip

phone with me. All I could do was sit on the couch and stare at

and tanned

was tantalized by his

watch next to Colin while he dreamed about

to his name

was

realized that Felix was standing by the door. I had

to be skinnier than before. His eyes were sunken as he leaned against the wall. Holding a cigarette between his fingers, he blew out

at me quietly through the dissipating smoke. I couldn’t discern the emotion in his eyes.

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said nothing. What else was there to say anyway? Then,

lot. I’d be lying if I said I could

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