The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

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"What has your undivided attention like that?" Maisie snaps me out of my thoughts. Since we both have a gap, we're having lunch together. It's been ten days since we started to casually date. I really like spending my time with Maisie. She knows how to put me in a good mood and distract me from everything I'm trying to stop thinking about. But when I'm alone at night, Rosie is the one who occupies my mind and hear.

"Nothing important. I saw an article about a novel Rosic likes that is about to be turned into a movie," I answer her truthfully. Maisie and I are always honest with each other, so even if it's something about Rosie, I always tell her if she asks. "Do you think she's going to be excited about that?" she wonders!

"Excited, but she's surely going to overthink the whole process. She prefers when books get turned into tv shows, not movies," I reply, setting my phone down.

"Why?

"Because TV shows have more time than movies and she doesn't like it when directors omit parts of the story," I tell her. "Enough about Rosie. How's that paper you've been struggling with?" I change the subject.

"It's going to be the death of me." She buries her head in her folded arms resting on the table for a second. "But I don't have much left. I think I will be done with it tomorrow."

"So if I would like to take you out tonight, would that be convenient with your schedule?" I wonder.

s as she nods.

"Yes." She grins a

"Is there anywhere you'd like to go to?" I ask her.

"Not really.

You

I can surprise me," she says.

"Do you want to do something before or after having dinner?" I ask her. I don't know her enough to surprise her with a full plan and I don't want us to do something she won't enjoy. "Well, I'm in the mood for bungee jumping, but since we can't do that, we can just have dinner," she says, making me chuckle.

"Yeah, it's going to to be hard to go bungee jumping now, but we can plan something like that later," I tell her with a grin. "But we can go ice skating if you want?" I suggest. I'm not sure if this is something she will enjoy or not, but I know how much Rosie enjoys ice skating. "I'm not a fan of falling on my butt." She chuckles, standing up. "I gotta go now, but I will see you tonight." She leans towards me and we share a quick kiss before she leaves the place. Our kisses are usually short. They're not intimate or full of longing, We just kiss because couples kiss. Nothing else.

After a while, I get up too and make my way to my lecture. On my way there, I spot Knox and Sabrina, so I jog over to them.

"Hey guys," I say.

see," Sabrina

have seen you at our last

kisses her temple. I

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I will see you tonight!" Sabrina waves us goodbye, then looks at her boyfriend

guys up at seven!" Knox tells her and she nods before rushing to wherever she needs to

t tonight?" 'I casually ask. To be honest, I'm curious. I want to know who they're going out with, because usually, I'm the one who tags along

to leave her alone." Worry

okay?" I ask, hoping the answer

she's genuinely okay. We just want to make sure that she's fine." It takes me a moment to process what I have just

heard him talking about

was trying to use her. I don't want her Not again. It took her a lot of time when she was young to get over the friend go through that again. Do her parents know? Is there

up?"

well with me. This shouldn't be the case. Rosie

I do is nod.

he replies

walking away. I need to call Rosie. I know her

get to class. I rush there with only one thought: Rosie. I want to see her and spend some time with her. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do, but all I know is that I want to be there for her. Once the professor announces that the lecture is over, I practically dash out of the classroom and take my phone out of my pocket. I call her and to my surprise, she doesn't pick up. Rosie always

I don't even know her schedule, so I'm not sure

campus.

she chose to tell Knox and Sabrina but didn't tell me. Does she want me out of her life? Have I been that bad to her? My mind refuses to comprehend the reasons behind her actions. There must be something I'm not

of.

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hers. I just want to see her with my own eyes to make sure that she's okay. I

me and to say I'm relieved would be an understatement. I find

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her body and kissing the top of her head like I'm

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pull away. She looks like she has been

worried about you," I say, looking at her face. "I called, but you