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, religious family, but something tells me immaculate c

he ground. My sister has always been the strong one but right now she looks like she's a

f cleaning up their own messes. If it were up to Papà, Isabella wou

t," I say. "You know how

, they only respect the traditions that serve them. Leon

Ras loved me, and I broke his heart because I was so damn scared that one day he'd regret sacrificing so much

ver been allowed to put themselves first. They self-sabo

r parents to be the perfect daughter-obedient and

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fucked everything up." A tear slips out of her eye, followed by another. Her hea

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I was sneaking out at night to kiss boys who'd never understand my world and going to part

arned her? How many tears

er for years, and I never noticed it. Honestly, what kind of a person does

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want? Do you wan

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Papà's shackles and do what's right for her. But she can't start a new life with Papà and

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to do

ers with the talented and the famous, and having the freedom to do whatever the hell I wanted, but I'd never enj

back. Now, it's my

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