Chapter 32

Kristin was squirming on the spot, gripping her hands tightly in anxiety. She didn’t dare get in

the car.

“Thank… thanks, but no. I’ll pass Kristin waved her hand stiffly

Rhett didn’t say much. He was about to take off, but catching a glimpse of Kristin hobbling sway in the rearview mirror, he felt an annoying itch he couldn’t scratch.

Kristin didn’t go home. She was a hot mess and had wounds on her face and hands. Garner would freak out if he saw her like this

Getting her family worried when one couldn’t change things only added to the headache.

Kristin was the Turner family’s golden girl back then, so she had never tasted much injustice. or hardship growing up.

She was cocooned in too much care, basking in the sun, clueless about the darkness in the trenches

After losing everything, she got the joke that rebelling was just a laughable act of futility for someone without a powerful background.

Finding a bench in a nearby park, Kristin touched her forehead and slowly lay down.

Her head was spinning.

At this rate, she’d probably check out a bit sooner.

While looking at her scalded hand, Kristin’s gaze went distant.

Did it hurt? She’d become numb to it.

When Vincent misunderstood her before, it felt like the end of the world. But now, it was just

for the course.

other deeply, yet such vile treatment was the payback

love.

one of the bullies leading the charge against her if she hadn’t been Ms.

true colors were

luring the

doing? I’ll tell

I’ve heard you’ve got several boyfriends outside school, much

10:30

and gossip

of her looks, others of

is my girl. If anyone touches her again, try me.” Vincent used to protect her.

sat on her desk,

out, only to be yanked into the abyss by

Kristin was having a nightmare again. It was a nightmare about

City wasn’t too cold, but the night wind cut to

up, wrapping

“Get up.”

state, Kristin thought she saw a figure standing in the park lights, backlit, looking like a God coming to lead her out

Kristin asked

in

closed her eyes. “I’m going to hell, right?”

“Why?”

been dead a long time ago…” Kristin’s voice was raspy.

swap of her and Ruby’s lives and if she hadn’t stayed with the

was like defying fate.

she would go to hell.

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