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Chapter 31

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“Your problems are mine, I want to share them with you.”

Those words resonated with me as I dropped off in front of CoColanda ready to bury myself in a good day’s work and forget all about the torrent bubbling inside of me. I waved at Lorenzo on my way in, the sweet man probably had a box of donuts waiting to give to Yolanda and me, any more of those and I won’t be able to fit into my clothes again.

Yolanda wasn’t in yet, well I had come earlier than usual so I don’t blame her. I hadn’t been able to sleep throughout the night because I was worrying so much about everything. But when I woke up this morning I knew what I had to do; forget Jason and move on. And I did just that.

But when I heard the familiar voice a few feet away saying, “It’s so nice to meet you too,” I paused in the doorway and swung around.

I could either choose flight or fight since he hadn’t noticed me yet, he was just closing the door of the coffee shop behind him. But I was done being a coward. I reminded myself t
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He didn’t love her because the moment he and Lurane found out she was pregnant they humiliated her and spread it all over school. He needs to get lost.
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