A Billion Reasons for Revenge
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to surprise Aiden. At the busy airport, I enjoyed the view o
t more excited with each floor. But at Aiden's room, I heard his v
ver me as I opened the door, only
ere Aiden and Evelyn, my stepsister
tmare as I watched them, m
es, baby, oh...I'm
hlessly with Evelyn p
throat, a whirlwind of
't belie
reamed, my voice shak
n all over his face. I knew he never e
you're h
bling to cover hims
u think, Scarlet!
, his hands outstret
at him, my heart shatter
c excuses!" I grow
id, returning m
but a connivin
stoop so low. Although I knew she w
did not affect her as she gave a
won," she responded, a not
streamed from my eyes, but I did not let them fall
before turning on my heels a
the elevator, my vi
e hotel bar was located. As I stumbled into the
rt to avoid the curious gl
tight with emotion. The barten
f the amber liquid, which I prom
t it felt as though I was experiencing a surge of exh
er," I
f the men around seeme
as the least
has been falling apart vir
a happy life with him, ne
rm into a reckless yearning
beside me, and the ba
rn. Soon, my head started spinning-I wasn't used to d
artender's stare made it clear that my wo
requested, but he ju
e, mam?"
things for me? Almost like he got it i
p, barely hanging onto the alcohol
signalled the bartender, tipping
myself, proceeding into the night in a smooth sway to a
either settle the chaos erupting in me, and
red my scene that I almost missed the
h the cruel hand, f
hold of alcohol exerting the physique part as I lean on the wall that
deception? I had trusted Aiden with al
hip from the bottom of my heart about trust
ared, the laughter, the promises, the dreams
nterested in him all along. Anything I
ts on anything, she
g my parents'
hen I was 6, I never lost hope that one so
ne, growing up
ite with them, they just weren't t
apple of their eyes, a
seeing nothing else... Or my mom, who always was
as taken the measure again b
ere planning to get engaged in
om the wall, betrayal's bitterness engu
street, my loneliness re
ed through the deserted road,
roadside. Suddenly, a passing car's h
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