Falling For The Surrogate

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watched in horror as my things were being brought out of my apartment. My cat

elieving what I was seeing in front of me. I strolled in

its and I found two well-built men packing everything out in boxes. “What

you are not around, we should pack you out.” One of the men said without even sparing me a look. I pick

xt fucking day! I have been living in this fucking house for almost a decad

d leave this apartment for good, even if I h

that spoke to me earlier and he listened to him and nodded before they quietly left the ap

ad the wrong apartment.” He said in an apologeti

and what other services you could offer him. That was why his wife

here else and he was trying to make me leave because I couldn’t afford th

packing out because I can’t put the st

ye. I cringed hard. Old behaviors never change. My life felt l

he remaining stuff and was in a safe place. I stripped o

rapped a little silk cloth on my hair. I had to call the self-storage I was planning t

tel and I had no space to keep all that junk

on the other side so I would pack them in my traveling bags. I couldn’t believe I was going to turn a hotel room into my personal

nt to have someone to care for me by my side. Having friends and family was a blessing and you’ll never seem to realize it until they a

ones that I wear once in a while. I picked a lot of the clothes I wear all the time and stashed the other one

he sake of times of need like this. No more useless shopping sprees, no more impulsive

ure I bought with my own money. I called for self-storage when I started packing and I heard their car zoom i

a black and brown uniform said, smilin

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to take everything out, leaving me with a pit of fear in my stomach. I was leaving this apar

you ever need to get anything from your storage, we woul

asked her when the atmosp

rink on du

rd my fridge and opened it. It was always swarming with food leftovers because I hardly finish my foo

crowave. I also brought out a bottle of grape juice and popped it open before I p

kept the bottle of grape juice on the carpet. I felt weird doing this because this is just not me. I’

tion. After we were done, she offered to take the plate and glasses back to the kit

s Elizabeth.” S

lease. What i

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n I saw the questioning look on her face. “I’m sorry if it came out wrongly. Yo

se. It felt like I was talking to my doppelgänger. I never, even for a second thought they was people

though it would be weird for us both because of who we were. I took a deep breath. I just made a friend, even thou

the rest until I brought down the whole seven bags and three duffel bags before I took one last glimpse of my a

locked the car. I kept my cat’s cage on the passenger seat. I took a last look at the apartme

ent I just left. I liked it because it was pet friendly. I also liked it because of how I was pushed, strived, and encouraged into

ome. Their membership price is high and I internally thanked God that I subscribed when I sub

want to lose it to someone that didn’t deserve it. I have soari

, I called out for the main hote

f now. Can you please get me someone that woul

Miss

rd the receptionist and she greeted me with my first name before I asked her

great view. It should have a great toilet too, and with an excellent rout

8. Would you like to pay now o

ong time. So how about daily payment?”

on you.” She winked and I laughed louder than I wanted it to come out. I picked up the

body like me. Men like him marry elites from renowned families all over the world. I