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Chapter 12

Chapter 12

The celebration was intimate just family and close friends from high school. Still, the grand ballroom felt overwhelming.

Everyone’s eyes widened when they saw me there, like they’d seen a ghost. I could almost hear their thoughts: “What’s she doing here after everything?”

I just smiled politely and made small talk, playing dumb. But you couldn’t miss their not–so–subtle glances, the whispered conversations that stopped when I walked by. Four years of high school had taught me exactly what gossip looked like.

stepped onto the terrace for fresh air. That’s when I heard voices from around the corner where his friends had cornered him by the service

with you after the whole Madison thing at the party. Now she’s crawling

laugh was cold, entitled – a sound I’d

think she’d walk away after all these years? She doesn’t know how to exist without

“Brooklyn’s pretty great. All those years together, the way she’d drop everything for you… most guys would kill

sweetheart versus dream girl –

a moment. When he spoke, his voice

That’s such a cliché. I want to experience college life, meet

friend went quiet. Finally punched his arm.

another word. I slipped away silently, my designer sneakers

floor.

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