evening, the birthday
ablaze with lights, crow
e gown, leaned affection
lcony, pushing a massive gift box, lo
crowd, his voice cutting clean through the music.
s just a counterfeit. Tr
Serves her right. Who told
r me now tilted their heads back, their fac
se. "Margot, why are you standing so high up t
her white dress, el
e as guests showered th
I watched the
gift box forward, the one
ed, every pair of ey
gradually
d when he
ed on the gift box, hi
t was a surprise I ha
ed at me with o
etly, "is that the gift
le who had laughed at me, looked down on
ps curled into a str
. He looked at me, irritat
lind boxes? Today, I
fted the lid of the gift box in
Inside lay a pitch-black coffi
od a stark white f
h the lawn as everyone stared
like this surprise?" I asked, pointing at the
ared for you and Jemma. Spacious
nd buried hersel
darkened
ou lost your mi
e," I repli
who drove me there
, I pressed the remote
her," I sa
in, I dragged out tw
alcohol, delivered
reely across the ornate carpets, the expensive cu
ench of alcohol fille
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She's going t
perior. Now they scattered in chaos, s
his now!" Ian shouted, panic final
the last container of
toward it, s
et, I took o
at him an
aid softly, "is my
ce of the crowd, I f
oting skyward. In an instant, the en
he exits, fighting to
, I took one last look at
ving it back to yo
middle fin
rd and leapt into th
was done bein
left of me wo
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