When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 231

Rachel dragged me to the small garden bench outside the hospital.

She plopped down with a sigh and patted the spot next to her, "Have a seat."

I reluctantly took the far edge, keen on keeping a buffer zone between us.

She glanced my way.

"Melanie, you're infuriatingly beautiful, even with a wig."

Her random comment threw me off, and I didn't quite know how to respond.

But she didn't seem to expect a reply, instead, she gazed up at the sky.

"Reminds me of our first day at college, kinda overcast, but oddly comforting. Melanie, I was the first person at school to meet Clyde. The very first, no one knew him before I did."

There was a hint of pride in her voice, a sparkle in her eyes.

Back in our dorm, she always seemed a bit out of place, and I hardly knew anything about her.

Just that her family wasn't well-off, she relied on scholarships and student loans, even signing up for work-study programs from day one.

had shared a train ride to college on their

even remember, but he had helped a girl struggling with

to make ends meet. He was always so cheerful and charming, always carried himself

her gaze

showed

was smitten with Clyde at first sight and had my dad sponsor him. But likewise, my

we were roommates,

pulled some strings

saw

her; to her, it felt like a slap

the

face.

skin care products worth

waste food and treats like they're nothing, tossing

and she stood

steal him from me, knowing full well I had

to

what, I worked hard, I got my own sponsor, I don't have to worry about loans or living expenses anymore, I don't

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