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realization hit me li

ned this.

e, they were plotting behind my back. My world started to blur at the edges. Ten years. Ten year

eld her, my stepmother, close, his hand resting on her waist like they belonged together. My stomach

were deafening, a mix o

about your stepmother

o lose your father'

ay. My feet moved before my brain could catch up. I shoved through the crowd, the

iver looked at me through the rearview mi

rom the news... Da

bbed me. I wa

tears streaming down silently. My fists clenched in my la

o, my building, the one my father bled for,

fare!" the d

nothing. No money, no family, no future. I reached into my bag with s

the building, a guard stepped in fr

an't g

m away. "Don't you touch

oo well cut through

wn

stepmother. Dressed like r

long here, Iv

y fury. "You betrayed my

as a fool, and so are you. You gave

t her, I heard the voic

Look who fina

ca

eliberate. He used to be my safe

whispered. "Tell me you lo

breath brushing my che

acked someth

e I got close. You were a pawn. A spoil

k. The air around

, straightening hi

eard her

Did you really think we wer

iend. My sister in everything but blood. He

I badly wanted to pull her hair. But why fi

the guards. "Get

bed me. "You can't do t

ment and dumped me there. Reporters swarmed, cameras flash

zzed in my

cuate the mans

rds. The mansion. My home.

s too

ft. I gave my trust, my love, my future to people who destroy

y feet. The crowd, the noise, the

I knew was that I couldn't breathe. My chest felt h

bank account

e

nt. I thought it made sense. We were going to get married.

nothing b

en I s

br

at my cheeks. I walked slowly toward the

e railing, h

me. But down there, i

yelled, "Ma'am,

ice o

osed my eyes, let the

r!" I screamed, m

gers clung to the railing, the

s dreams. Would he be ashamed of me?

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