"Alright, so if Abigail and Langston are tagging along with you, does that mean I'm free to look for someone else?"

That one sentence nearly had Everett choking on his own breath.

When he spoke again, his tone was edged with frustration, "Are you that desperate?"

"Yes! I am that desperate," Dorothy admitted boldly, her gaze fixed on him. "Since you can talk about breaking up and leaving us to marry whoever we want in the future, then I'm going to find a new boyfriend, right here, right now! Any guy will do! I'll make sure to get married to someone else before you tie the knot with Quincy!"

"Don't forget, Kenneth is still single."

п

"Everett, I'm not joking with you. As soon as you marry Quincy, I'll definitely marry—"

"Enough."

Everett cut her off.

His temples were throbbing by now.

"Suit yourself. If Kenneth is willing to marry you, then by all means, go ahead. There's no need to tell me all this."

"Are we done here? You can leave now."

He turned his back to her, refusing to look at Dorothy any longer.

long while, he finally heard her footsteps as she left, and the door

gone, Everett

still in

"Yeah!"

needs to go abroad for surgery and recovery. Then pick a far-off country and have him stay there

...

return

apartment Karen used

Throughout the journey, Dorothy

a good cryet frustrations, and

she arrived, to vent all

swnsel.net

over.

things

she finally got there, her eyes were dry and she couldn't muster

It was almost laughable.

She couldn't even cry.

the small couch, curled up, she stared

a mess, and she couldn't focus on

like ages, the repeated ring of her

saw several missed calls from Karen

calling me now? To

managed a wry smile and

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