The Lies He Told Me (Grace and Antonio)

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As the view of Drelar City faded into the distance, Grace closed her eyes, feeling no attachment left behind. In the blink of an eye, another summer had arrived.

It had been six years since she'd left, and now Grace was back, holding hands with a cute little boy. Colin Floyd gazed at the vast airport of Prelar City, his little head filled with curiosity. "Mom, who are you here to treat in Drelar City?" Colin asked.

In the six years since she'd been gone, Grace had married and now had a four-

year-old son.

She pinched Colin's chubby cheeks and smiled, "An old friend of mine..." Colin, a bit confused, held Grace's hand tightly. His eyes were filled with curiosity at everything he saw.

As they walked, Colin suddenly pointed at someone in surprise, "Mom, that boy looks just like you!" Grace paused, and she heard two voices, familiar yet strange, calling out.

"Grace!"

"Mom!"

Grace's heart skipped a beat, and she turned her head around to see Antonio walking toward her with a teenager. It had been six years, and Antonio seemed to have lost his piety, no beaded bracelet in hand. Omar had grown into an eleven-year-

old boy, almost unrecognizable to her. Everything seemed to have changed, yet it also remained the same.

Colin tugged at Grace's hand, looking puzzled. "Mom, what's wrong?"

Grace stared at them, briefly lost in a daze, and then shook herself back to the present. She looked down at Colin, and the discomfort in her chest faded. "Colin, it's nothing. Let's go."

Colin's spirits lifted, and he looked up with a grin. "Mom, are you hungry? My tummy is telling me it's hungry."

Grace's heart melted at Colin's cute stunts. She picked him up and playfully scratched his nose. "I'll get you a nice meal."

"Hold on!"

Omar's frowning face popped up. With a frown, Grace took a step back,

"What are you doing?"

pointing an accusing finger at Colin.

"You bad guy! You can't talk

Colin with a kiss on the cheek.

defiant look at Omar. Omar was seething, unaccustomed to such treatment from Grace. Antonio's voice, laced with restrained fury, cut through

caught off guard, ouessing her decision to return

up, defending Grace, "I'm Mommy's boy. Who are you? You're not as

in an instant, Colin's

pinch, his teeth clenched as he spoke through gritted teeth,

Omar away

from the push, his eyes brimming with shock and tears. He'd never expected Grace, who'd always been

sleeve to show a bruised arm. "Colin, it's going to be okay," she comforted, her voice soft.

out. "Mommy, they're

"Daddy will be here soon, Colin. Just a few

keeping his cool, lostat at last. He grabbed Grace's wrist, saying, "How long are you going to keep this up? Did you have any

yanked her arm free. "Back off. We're through, and you're

at her, like he was seeing her for the first time. "It's been

should

Antonio and Omar,

you. Why don't you guys leave me alone

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right over there,

spoken than Kendra, her anger barely in

dashed away

eyes and latched