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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.

terrace for fresh air. That’s when I heard voices from

whole Madison thing at the party. Now she’s

a sound I’d never heard

few days – you really think she’d walk away after all these years?

great. All those years together, the way she’d

sweetheart versus dream girl – that’s rough. What’s

quiet for a moment. When he spoke, his

devoted. But it feels like settling, you know? I’m eighteen – who wants to be tied down to their high school girlfriend forever? That’s such a cliché. I want to experience college life, meet new people… besides,” he laughed, “she’ll always be there waiting, keeping the light

friend went quiet. Finally punched his arm. “You’re

stomach another word. I slipped away silently, my designer

floor.

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