The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

The Lies He Told Me 152

I didn't want anything from them, neither Antonio nor the baby. I didn't want anything from my family either.

By the time I got back to the city from the clinic, it was late at night. I made a mental note to try to abort again when I got back home.

I booked into a random hotel, washed up, cried for a while, and fell asleep in a daze.

In the early hours, the rapid ringing of the phone woke me up.

My boss at the TV station was calling, sounding both frantic and hyped, "Grace. I heard there was a tornado at that castle you were at yesterday. Glad to hear you are alive. Now go and report it!"

He hung up before I could even respond.

I did work for a very important news channel, and they were aware of the wedding preparations I had.

They even knew it was going to be held in this famous castle that I always dreamed about. That was why my boss knew where I was.

A tornado? At the castle? I couldn't really believe that, but I would have to check their social media to see what went on

With a sigh, I got out of bed and turned on my phone. I didn't see much going on, and sadly not even one message from Antonio.

Then I checked Facebook. It was strangely uneventful, not even a post from my parents

That was when I saw Roxanne's latest post on Instagram-

a picture of her hand intertwined with Antonio's.

On their ring fingers were matching rings.

Seeing the pale scar on the back of Antonio's hand made my heart ache again.

my abusive dad when he was 18. pierced by a broken beer bottle,

thought it was proof that he cared about

his hand was

it was just my fantasy. Everything was just

head.

out some interview materials and asked my lawyer friend to draft up a divorce agreement for the legal marriage we had before. When I returned to the

like, the tornado

for mining, I suddenly had a bad feeling. I found one of

of destruction, but at the same time, the mining detonators nearby could probably cause similar

someone kicked

went tumbling into the debris caused by the

"What the fuck is wrong with you, Grace?

the line, he seemed to have forgotten how our mom died because

long become

recognize him anymore. I didn't

silence, I stood up and

across the face. I focused all my sadness and pain on that

force. Shocked, he stared at me, as he

snapping, "I'm here to work. And I don't want you as a brother

his furious stare, I turned away and

Antonio walked over, holding the pale Roxanne, not even pretending in front

hint of

a happy birthday last night. I'll go back and make it up to

gaze from their interlocked hands

left

started to make fun of