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Chapter 13

Author: Ashimed
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-06 16:47:44

Present day

Adele's Pov

I lay awake all night thinking about my childhood, and all the happy times I’d had before everything fell apart.

I thought of my family. A year ago I had sent Dad an email asking to know how he was and telling him how much I missed him. He hadn’t replied and had blocked me.

Now he had asked to see me which meant he must have forgiven me, but what about Tina and Karen? How would they react? I was eager to see them but not if it meant being mocked and called names in front of my son. But with Dad there I was sure everything would be okay.

I thought of my ex boyfriend Harry and my ex best friend Lucy. Was there any chance I would run into them? And how would I react?

I still couldn’t believe a girl I had called my best friend could have betrayed me like that. It was only now I could think about it without crying, but it still hurt.

And I thought about the dark haired guy who I suspected was Jay's dad, would I run into him?

I sighed. Maybe I would find
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