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t made waves in the gossip circles of our clique. A grown man wanting to live on his own, by his own rules was seen as some sort of rebellion, and I was happy to be among the pioneers of this. This made me wonder, almost with sympathy, how Anya would cope in her house. I didn't know them personally (of course not), but I knew enough to know that the relationship between her and her parents was strained to say the least. I knew that Anya's mother passed away from a strang

arents' friends, eventually I abandoned the blocking project and decide to put my phone on 'Do Not Disturb' and allow only Mark and Cassius. Patricia was having a meltdown in the texts she was sending me, talking about how she couldn't believe that I would hurt and embarrass her that way. I shook my head. You're telling me about embarrassment? Did she understand what had just happened? And it wasn't l

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yes. "You're

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first thing he said when

my bed and covered my eyes

because she's at my party, the next th

just si

w you leave the party with

as no sex, although she is app

ghed.

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in letting him

et married to some o

ied to the rich old man her parents selected for her, so

cise

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hand on his chest emotionall

to get fucking Pa

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eas

what

do you

g to be watching her belly closely, your parents are gonna be on your neck, the world is going

ly. "That would be

y, s

ss I haven't really

th her..." He averted his gaze to

you're right. But how am I supposed to r

led. "

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heard the news, I figured I should try... turns out I was rig

o you

Brenda, made me pay

ass struggles. "Don

to my phone and wonde

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s suddenly so nervous at th

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for

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ickering. "

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