Twisted

urvival was needed. I hadn't come this far to give up. It was one thing to run a marathon for an exercise

n. Turning my neck to see if they were close, I pulled on my hair enough to

up dying in water after escapin

d come a time all I wished for was feeling the sun on my skin or wishing I was doing so little as going to the supermarket filled with people. And then my life fl

woman and the only chance I had to escape was hopeless. It was almost

gunshot making me feel anxious. In as much as I felt numb, nob

onths

co

red, it was much faster and I seemed to pick new details ev

’t going to let out my ange

nd my life with someone who cheated on me with the same secretary I complained about

o surprise him that Friday night, having a key to his apartment...he turned out to be the one with the most

the Chad heidstick brut red wine and pizza that I had brought for u

e door opened slightly w

a fake smile, squaring my shoulders on the chair. I couldn’t let my best friend see me in this stat

tered.

ten minutes and it’s one Mrs. Dakota wants you to bag plus why aren’t you wearin

She gave an amused look. “You never n

at on me.” She ran her hair int

ok great on you, at all.” I d

ed and arched a brow when she got up to take

into the ladies and guess what—who I saw? Will and Judith.” It was s

asked. “Th

and opened my mouth.

king out. So he saw me and ran a

“But you ju

ot anyone.” I shook

up. He might be interested in her. He’s turning forty soo

cheat on her,” I murm

?” She

“They’re a p

, do you have the surv

ired eyes. The only reason why I came to work in the first place was to bury my energy into som

came in for internship program in my third year as a public relations student of the University of California, went bac

st time I ever stepped into her office at Coleman homes, she made me wait thirty freaking m

to her puppy while I was in front of her. L

treated that way she promoted as MD last week Friday. To think I

athe

tell you, I saw P

of his name before digesting

ave if he was i

ened into mine. “At