Mason's voice kept

ore mi

un and now, in some way, she was vomiting on America 's most well-known reclusive celebrity while posing

haking fingers as she gazed into the mirror. The party's champa

cold water on her face. You can pretend to be a boy. Simply avoid

he entered before she could respond. Without even looking u

ands instinctively went to h

eyes l

thought it might crack her ribs as she stood still with her back against the chilly tiled wall, heart pounding so hard she thought it

s this?" Mason a

widened, "I

t loud. He laughed for a whole ten seconds and

I'm helping my twin brother h

," he

n, biting her lo

g Mr Ray right now," he seethed, reaching for his ph

cheeks, stepping forward instinctivel

, phone stil

e trembling but steady. "I'll

earching for any cr

at her sides. She was pale, shaki

he said

ed away, slamming

Y's

when Mason sl

ight

like if I stared long enough, he might come back. Like maybe it

n't rewind

ne's face when they realize you'

floor. Shirt stil

I cr

ying where your whole body feels like it's caving in. Bec

t crashi

ht abou

h doorstep like we were a mistake she couldn't keep. The one I've made up stories about in

ow how lon

falling but for my chest to still

inally faded, I

n though the fabric was already soaked. My eyes

or, legs shaky, hands tremblin

. Lips trembling with

eath

u

ai

n again and left my ro

n front of

epped into the light like no

ended to

om time to time. I know he was very furious about finding out who I was. I pretended I didn't se

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pt hidden in the lining of her bag, the neatly folded clothes, and the picture of her and Ethan as kids. It will all be over

n't be a burden to

long

owever, Mr. Edward 's face fell whe

earlier telling h

ing to tell him?"

ered. "Mason knows.

ypically tense energy was oddly mut

she said, "I

should've never asked you to d

. "You did it for

just looked at her for a long

up, "Try to

dded. "Y

lingered at the door and m

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e respectfully requested a meeting over the phone at the office of the company manager, Mr Raymond. He consented to meet

ager, sitting across from his neatly arra

nally looked up. "You asked to speak with me, Ethan?" He

ering at first. "I... I wa

. "Go ahead." He s

er hands, fingers clas

g, hopeful, full of dreams about

ried, how much she wanted to ca

moment, she

ng me such an opportunity to be here, it's really an honor sir. Music mean

itude. Just be sure to put in a lot of effort. You are now Z

t, the truth

eeling in her chest as

o

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id open. With his arms folded and his jaw clenched, he was lean

used.

ed to report you

idn'

nted hi

My mother was absent when my brother and I were growing up. The only thing we had in common with her was mu

emained

rned but masked it up wi

clared, "I'm not giving up yet. I'll

for a long time

," he whispered. "And if anything goes wrong, I'

and," she

alk away but p

ect me to be n

e replied with

anced

ression-something warmer than

y. "Wait. Please... don't

her hand, t

moment,

need me to expose you if you make one more

ve a nod

stairs. She surveyed the now-calm dorm. Mr Edward is still nowhere

again but the same thing occurr

mind as well as her mom. perhaps, just possibly... the odd, surpri