I did was call t

lling about the honeymoon package bo

ur trip to Paris. Eve

ty speeding by. "Cancel my ticket. The ticket for Liam Hayes remains

ees with my own credit card. I even upgraded their seats to first class.

been sitting on my chest for ten years was gone. The obsession, the need for Liam' s approval, the

path I' d chosen solely because Liam had once casually mentioned he liked a p

m

g anchor to this new reality. I filled out the withdrawal form with a steady hand and t

the building, I h

pillar. It was Liam and Sarah,

her shoulders shaking with silent sobs. Liam stood

er flowers, telling me to go on her honeymoon. She just wanted everyone to see how magnanimous she is an

but he reached out and aw

, the same manipulation. And he was fa

are you do

cold, cut through my th

pillar, my business school a

ory. Sarah trailed behind him, peeking at me fr

at new drama are you trying to start now? I

t of me wanted to scream. The old Ava would have. She would have cri

sn' t th

ound, my exp

me to withdraw from the fine arts program

hen back at my face, his

draw?

. I then held up the other folder. "I' m applying to th

s watching me with wide, wary eyes

I won' t be in your way. In the past, I always wanted to one-up you, to prove I was bet

n of deceit. The idea that I could be sincere, that I could genuinel

ced with suspicion. "Another one of your schemes to

saw me as a manipulator, a villain. And in m

time was