Comeback: Love Was For The Foolish

o be my sanctuary, a place where I would read for hours, secretly hoping for a chance encounter with Mark. The floor-to-ceilin

e I severed all my casual ties to this place. As I waited for the barista to

ieve you' d still s

Chris. His handsome face, the one that had filled my

trode forward and grabbed my ar

d, his voice low and menacing. "Calling off

ace. I felt no fear, only a profound sense of detachment,

om behind him. "Now that her father has made his

er picked us for a reason, Ava. You need us. A pretty face like yo

r a hint of affection, for a sign that they were just joking. Now, I saw them for what they were:

touching my lips. "For what, exactly? For the

ged, especially not by me. They saw me as a decorative ob

ening. "You might be the boss' s daughter, but you' re still ju

ice said from behind them. "Pleas

coffee, her eyes wide with manufactured fear. As she "rushed" forward, she stum

a path down her cheek. "Oh! I' m s

und, wrapping his arms around Lily. "Li

nd cradling her arm. "But Miss Ava' s sh

y crowded around her, the

aid, glaring at me. "Ava was provokin

pointing a finger at me. "You upset

sical discomfort was nothing compared to the clarity of the moment. I had seen this play before,

rson. I was just a prop in their

, I was perfectly fine