"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 closed behind

Everett

still in

"Yeah!"

recovery. Then pick a

...

didn't return to

went to the apartment Karen used to

Throughout the journey, Dorothy

cryet frustrations, and

to vent

swnsel.net

over.

things

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

It was almost laughable.

She couldn't even cry.

couch, curled up, she stared blankly, not really seeing

was a mess, and she couldn't focus

what seemed like ages, the repeated ring of her phone snapped her back to

it, she saw several missed calls from Karen and also from

calling me now? To

smile

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