going to t

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ustration crept in and

. I barely understood

sappointment, my phone chimed

sorted through some of my old bo

umped out

e regretted everything, like h

without h

e, the rug by the door had

erie, I'll grab t

ooks in my hands, I deliberately br

don't really understand t

. Come to

ither side of my shoulders, almost as if he were holding me. His

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t a random

ut my attention stayed fi

there, keeping this gentle vers

sat there twisting m

way again? The tho

y hand and looke

ot safe for you to go back

followed felt inevitable. When morning sunlight streamed

. It felt as though we had return

ng, cruel things to me. He even

ove back in, he offered to help me p

ether?" Lacey asked quiet

ad just been ov

ght, but he's treating me the way h

ain. She pulled me aside and

around Daphne's n

as the same design Babur had give

ame necklace, same man. But the necklace might be identi

ht made m

o say more, but Babur had alre

and moved back

rmal. I was once again the rose B

the day and came home late at night, sometime

ou know how the finance

se to bel

ooks were soon aba

o longer needed admission t

d the day came for Babu

off, claiming he wouldn't be

after he left, I secretly b

n apartment there. I plann

he landlord and headed to Re

abur standing at the ent

picturing the delight on

s ask, "Babur, aren't you already with Daphne?

at

e out. Babur was se

be true. It ha

shattered the last

ar. Not like Valerie. She's pretty and easy. We're not m