Trapped by Lies

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, she used to

rlwind of passion and beauty. T

ng personality unlike mine, quick

n over a man she pursued, Janessa admi

ting his appearance or waylay him in the library. Such a

ese tales with a calm an

oon found her love reciprocated, and t

man treated Janessa

ived locally, they even

ionship abruptly ended

as the one who ini

assed, she still couldn't fo

it come

their breakup, and Janessa didn't

me that she regretted i

lowly recounted her

ex showed her was something she had

d always been the obedient child, followi

ing with him felt like a daily freedom from my family's strict expect

seem like a reckless and

cause it wasn't part of their plan for me. They thought college romances were too childish, basically

e been quite exceptionally bril

ung to understand anything about love." With a nostalgic look, she continued, "As graduation approached, he was bu

d accommodating, never

it go, so after one a

and threw the couple's rin

ise, "What happe

he ring was missing and was furious. Seeing him so angry s

up because of t

hing, walking every street and checking every drain. It

youthful

I asked, "Did h

it back to me. Maybe that's

deeply moved, even if I could

hat to say to c

want to vent, not car

idn't approve of them being together. They argued with her for a lo

al, had worn them down over time. Coupled with Janessa's earlier reckless

I found David had

rimmed glasses perched on his nose, giving

're

on the sofa wa

have you b

until now, but I'm almost do

where, just chatting

long? What did