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SEVENTEEN
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2020-07-17 22:26:14At Benny's
Sandra asked me to meet her at Benny's so we'll talk about pulling I and my family out from the sinking sand—her words, not mine.
She arrived before me and as we were about to enter the restaurant, she stopped me.
I guess that's what she's good at, stopping me.
“You have to hold my waist and act like you're so in love with me”
“Why?” I asked, irritated with the fact that she had to call all the shots.
“Well, there might be people from school there and we have to convince them that we're together. You know, you cheating on Ella with me and all that plus your family's life and reputation are in my hands” she smirked and wrapped her vine of a hand around my waist. I had no other option than to do the same because I knew she was right…for the latter though.
We walked
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Can I Learn To Love Again?ย ย ย EIGHTEEN
JadeโI dropped Ella off at South park to meet Linc, I just hope she'll be alright. I asked her if I could accompany her and she said she was fine but I'm worried about herโ I told Joshua over the phone.I was at the spa having the professionals pamper me for a fashion show I was attending later in the evening.Joshua asked me out last week and I said yes but I didn't want Ella to find out because Josh was Linc's best friend. I didn't want her to feel like I was betraying her and I didn't want to say no to Josh so I decided it was best to hide it from her until I'm sure that whatever hatred she has for Linc had subsided.โLinc wouldn't hurt her... at least not physicallyโ Josh tried to assure me; he was probably assuring himself too. I could literally see him running his fingers through his hair in frustration.โI would like to believe that; anyways, I'll have to go off now, I'll talk to you laterโ it was time to paint my nails.โOkay, byeโ โWait, just to be sure, you're still my plus
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2020-07-25Can I Learn To Love Again?ย ย ย NINETEEN
EllaโHave you ever watched the sun set at the beach?โ Ivan asked me. We were in his room scanning through N*****x. I've been hanging out with Ivan because Jade has been busy with Joshua and I didnโt want to intrude in their relationship. Ivan had been such a gentleman, I guess he wasn't lying when he said that no one can hate him for a long time. Of course he had been bringing up the kiss just to tease me; Sometimes I would pretend to be offended when I actually liked it and he had been hinting that he won't give up on us. Most times he says it outrightly.Since the day he kissed me, he hasn't done it again but he can't stop himself from pecking me on every part of my face except the lips of course.He's making me confused, I really want to give him a chance but he might actually end up cheatingโฆ he's quite popular to the female population in Willow Creek and the rest of Americaโ I guess; being a well known model and all that. Whenever we go out together like to see a movie, to the
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2020-08-03Can I Learn To Love Again?ย ย ย TWENTY
"There's absolutely nothing for me to wear on Saturday, I've checked every dress in my closet and none of them just fits" I whined to Jade who was playing around with her phone on my bed."The mall has what your closet doesn't have" she replied dryly not giving me the attention I needed and I climbed onto the bed and sat on my heels beside her."Jade, I know that you and Joshua's relationship is still new and all so lovey-dovey but please I need you here with me. Body and soul" I batted my lashes at her."Fine, fine, fine. Grab your bag we are going to the mall" she huffed and I grinned at her."Thank you so much! You're the best" I said hugging her tight. โ "That one is too bright" I said scrunching my face at the yellow dress the sales girl attending to us was holding up. "So true" Jade agreed. "What about this one?" Jade asked holding up a dark purple dress."Let me check it out" I took the clothe from her and went to the changing room to put it on.The clothe was a floor length s
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2020-08-09Can I Learn To Love Again?ย ย ย TWENTY-ONE
โOh Jade! The shoe you got me is so prettyโ I gushed at the shoe Jade bought for me.It was transparent and plain at the top but the real design and beauty was on the heel. It had diamond butterflies engraved on the heel making it look so spectacular.โI almost got you some black stiletto. Just as I was about paying for them I saw this shoe sparkle in the corner. Once I looked at it I saw you.โ Jade grinned.โMy feet will surely be on vogue's front page by Sunday!โ I squealed excitedly.โMhnโ Jade nodded, stuffing a muffin into her mouth. Lucky bitch with great metabolism.โOkay enough of the shoe. Sit down here and hand your hair over to meโ she snatched the shoe from my hand after she had finished her muffin.โFineโ I huffed and took a seat so she could style my hair. My makeup was already set. All that was remaining for me to do was to style my hair and wear my cloth.โWhen is your boo dude coming go get you?โโIn thirtyโ hold on a second. What the hell is a boo dude?โ I asked laugh
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2020-08-14Can I Learn To Love Again?ย ย ย TWENTY-TWO
Recap:-โAnd I'm outta hereโ Jade said and walked out of the room when Ivan reached me and placed his hands on my waist. ยซยซยซโYou dressed to kill unsuspecting victims like me tonight, huh?โ he asked jokingly, his smirk still in place.โI dressed to kill just one unsuspecting victimโ I smiled innocently and winked at him for more effect.โAnd who might that be?โ he asked smugly, although he knew the answer.โThe fine gentleman holding my waist who dressed to make the ladies turn twiceโ I said cheesily, a small smile playing on my lips as I played with his dress shirt which had some buttons opened. He tilted his head back and released a booming laughter that got me grinning at him. When he had stopped laughing, he pulled me closer to him so that our chests were touching, the both of us had goofy smiles etched on our faces as we looked at ourselves in the eyes.โI don't think I'll leave your side tonight, I don't want other guys taking you away from meโ he smiled down at me fondly and b
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2020-08-24Can I Learn To Love Again?ย ย ย TWENTY-THREE
Her facial expression changed immediately he said it and put his hands around my waist but she started smiling almost immediately as though nothing happened.โOh, Ella. I didn't see you thereโ she said in disdain.Yeah right, because I'm invincible.โMirandaโ I nodded at her with a tight smile while she eyed me like I was a rotten piece of meat.โHow is Sandra?โ she smirked thinking she had struck a nerve not knowing I don't give two shits about a certain boyfriend stealing bitch. โShe should be fineโ I answered, smiling sweetly at her.โOh right, I'm sorry. You wouldn't know. You guys broke it off on a bad note. I'm really sorry about Linc though. I never trusted him to start with.โ Is she being serious now?โYeah, thanks for summarising the events that have occurred in my life in the past one month. You really are keeping tabs on me.โ I rose an eye at her.โWord travels fast.โ she smirked.โIvs, I'm sure she wouldn't mind if we danced a littleโ she placed her hand on his arm.โUm, N
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2020-08-24Can I Learn To Love Again?ย ย ย TWENTY-FOUR
Third person's P.O.VโYou're too slow son, too slowโ the first man said disappointedly while the other man rolled his eyes discreetly.โIt's a slow process, you of all people should know thisโโA slow process that's getting to two months?! This is a snail's pace. We need to act fast and you are the way to the first step of this plan and you haven't done anything!โ the first man boomed.โI'm doing my bestโ the other man said through gritted teeth, his anger rising slowly.โDoing your bestโ the first man mimicked. โYou just have to be fast so we can get to the F.B.I and get this over withโโI would put more effortโ the other man said calmly.โSometimes I wonder why and how you are related to meโ the first man said dismissively.โLike I'm happy doing thisโ the other one muttered under his breath as the first one angrily left the room.Ella's P.O.VโAnd the ship has finally sailed!โ Jade screamed jumping around excitedly after I told her of everything that happened in the party.โWe need t
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2020-08-28Can I Learn To Love Again?ย ย ย TWENTY-FIVE
โSo Ivy, huh?โ Ivan said with his eyes trained on the road and a hint of a smile on his lips.โIt slippedโ I said sheepishly, blushing.โOh, it slipped. Meaning that's what you've been calling me in your mind all this whileโ he said finally laughing out.โWhy are you making it such a big deal?โ I pouted playfully.โBecause, you're embarrassed about it and I don't want you to be. You can call me anything you want and I'll be fine with itโ he looked at me and smiled sweetly then he took my hand and held it on his thigh, rubbing soothing circles. โBut Ivy is my favouriteโ he grinned looking back at the road.โHow can you choose Ivy as your favourite when you haven't even heard the others?โ I laughedโOuuu, so there are others, huh? Tell me, I want to hear all of themโ he said wiggling his eyebrows.โOh my God, you're impossibleโ I laughed covering my face with my free hand.โI was just saying! There isn't any other oneโ I laughed more.โOkay, if you say soโ he grinned.โ โBabe, we're her
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2022-07-26
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Can I Learn To Love Again?ย ย ย THIRTY-TWO
Ivanโs pov:โCall me when you get homeโโI will Babeโ I kissed her forehead and watched her go in and close the door.Everybody had left the party; I didnโt think we stayed that long at the garden.I got in my car, checked under the passengerโs seat to make sure the documents were still there, and thankfully they were.I headed home at once to meet my mum in the living room, still wearing her clothes from the party.โWhereโs dad?โ โHe left for New York, heโs expecting you there tomorrow, bright and earlyโ she sounded tired.โOf course, he wastes no timeโ I muttered,unbuttoning the first few buttons of my dress shirt. I felt choked.โAnd the plan?โโIโve got the security footage in a flash drive, Iโve called a lawyer, divorce papers will be mailed to him next tomorrow and the replica is on your bed with a body camโโAwesome, I guess Iโll retire nowโฆ Iโve got a long day tomorrowโ I moved to kiss her head.โThe movers are coming tomorrow too, donโt worry about packing, Iโll do that for
Can I Learn To Love Again?ย ย ย THIRTY-ONE
Ellaโs Pov:Jade and I went to grab some food from the buffet table.I was so done with greeting guests plus any guest I hadnโt greeted was probably a late comer.โI love a good cocktail partyโ I beamed, slowly twirling my glass of non-alcoholic beverage.โThe food makes it even betterโ Jade said with a mouth full of muffin.โYeahโ I said absentmindedly as I scanned the guests for Ivan. He left once Jade arrived.โHave you seen Ivan though?โ I asked her still scanning the crowd.โCome to think of it, I actually havenโtโ she wiped her mouth after finishing her fourth? Or fifth muffin. โUgh, if I take another one of these tempting disguise of a runny stomach, I might spend the rest of my life in the toilet and then Iโll miss your weddingโ Jade said, pushing the tray of muffins away from her.โWhose wedding arenโt we attending?โ Joshua approached us. I really thought he wasnโt going to make it to the party.โJoshua! You made itโ I grinned at him and he gave me a side hug.โYeah, I didโ he
Can I Learn To Love Again?ย ย ย THIRTY
Ivanโs pov:It was the night of the party, Dad wanted us to arrive in one car but I insisted on using my car because only then will I and Mumโs first plan work.โWhen we get there, go immediately and get the documents; your mum and I will distract the Thompsonsโ dad grumbled to me before his chauffeur drove off.I got to the party a few minutes after mum and dad and they were already involved in a conversation with the Thompsons as I arrived but Ella wasnโt there. I walked over to them, exchanged pleasantries and took an excuse to โfind Ellaโ; when in the real sense I was going to find Mr. Thompsonโs office and then the documents.The ground floor of the Thompsonโs home was huge. You could literally get lost from just looking for the toilet. There were so many doors, so many walls and so many corners.Every door I opened just wasnโt his office; I was starting to get frustrated. I had finished checking all the rooms in a particular hallway and I was rounding the corner to check more roo
Can I Learn To Love Again?ย ย ย TWENTY-NINE
Lincโs pov:I woke up feeling so low -just as Iโve felt for the last few months. My blinds were closed haphazardly, letting little rays of light to seep in. I was still fully dressed from the party I went to last night. Everything was a blur, I could only remember drinking myself into oblivion.Waking up was pointless; it was just another day to feel down in the dumps with no hope and light at the end of the tunnel.The light filtering in from the blinds were disturbing and just as I grabbed my blanket to cover my face because whatโs the point in waking up, mum called me to have breakfast.No matter the fact that everything was going downhill, mum made sure to put the family together. We always had breakfast and dinner together; the littlest things count. With the need to make mum feel like sheโs really holding us all together, I hurriedly took off my clothes from last night and put on fresh nighties so that they wouldnโt know that I wasnโt in my room after dinner.On getting to the ki
Can I Learn To Love Again?ย ย ย TWENTY-EIGHT
THIRD PERSON POV:The same three people are in a dimly lit office. The older man sat at the table while the younger man stood in front of him along side the woman.โAny progress? Or did you just go away for a fuck?โ The older man sneered.โErosโ The woman cautioned lightly.โItโs fine mumโ the younger man intervened and turned to Eros โIโve gotten the password and Iโll get the documents when theyโre celebrating the African establishmentโฆDadโ his throat tight with swallowed anger and frustration.โIโm pretty sure he got it from fucking her; at least heโs good for something -fucking all that wears a skirtโ he laughed menacingly.โErosโ his wife warned while Ivanโs fists clenched.โYou donโt fucking say that about her!โ all his neck and arm veins bulging while he turned red.โSomeone has fallen in love, eh?โ Eros stood to sit at the edge of his desk.โYou know what? This shit is shady as fuck and youโre obviously not being truthful. Why donโt we let the right authorities do the dirty work
Can I Learn To Love Again?ย ย ย TWENTY-SEVEN
โOne of these two things will have to happen; either you delete the picture or you lock it up in a hidden folder never to see the light of the dayโโBut I want to see it first thing every morning; it would be in a frame on my bed side table, what do you say?โโNope, no way Ivy; I really hope youโre jokingโ I panted.I didnโt remember this route being this long. I convinced Ivan to come swimming with me at the lake Dad used to fish in when ever we spent a weekend here. Well, it didnโt take much to convince him; I brought up the idea of swimming and he was up for it. โSo long as I see you in a bikiniโ were his exact words laced with his legendary undies dropping wink.Pervert much.โI honestly feel like weโre lostโ I complained as my sandals crunched on dried leaves and twigs behind Ivan who was somehow leading the way to somewhere heโs never been to but with my directions guiding him.โI hear water! We must be closeโ he said excitedly holding my hand -which he hadnโt left since we ente
Can I Learn To Love Again?ย ย ย TWENTY-SIX
I woke up half wrapped in a blanket on the bed with the AC blasting cool air. I could only remember feeling sleepy on Ivanโs laps in the sitting room. He must have carried me up.The thought made me smile.I didnโt see Ivan around so I freshened up in the bathroom before I set out to look for him downstairs.He wasnโt in the kitchen or sitting room so I started going down the passage that leads to the back door to check him there when I saw my dadโs office open.I entered the room and found Ivan looking at books on my dadโs wall to wall and floor to ceiling book shelf.โHeyโ I said stopping to rest my hand on my dadโs desk. He turned swiftly with a book in his hand, a little bit startled.โNutsโ he said giving me his contagious one million watts smile. โYouโre up, you slept well, yeah?โ He asked putting the book back on the shelf where it belonged.โLike a babyโ I smiled as Ivan open his arms for a hug. โI was just going to the back to look for
Can I Learn To Love Again?ย ย ย TWENTY-FIVE
โSo Ivy, huh?โ Ivan said with his eyes trained on the road and a hint of a smile on his lips.โIt slippedโ I said sheepishly, blushing.โOh, it slipped. Meaning that's what you've been calling me in your mind all this whileโ he said finally laughing out.โWhy are you making it such a big deal?โ I pouted playfully.โBecause, you're embarrassed about it and I don't want you to be. You can call me anything you want and I'll be fine with itโ he looked at me and smiled sweetly then he took my hand and held it on his thigh, rubbing soothing circles. โBut Ivy is my favouriteโ he grinned looking back at the road.โHow can you choose Ivy as your favourite when you haven't even heard the others?โ I laughedโOuuu, so there are others, huh? Tell me, I want to hear all of themโ he said wiggling his eyebrows.โOh my God, you're impossibleโ I laughed covering my face with my free hand.โI was just saying! There isn't any other oneโ I laughed more.โOkay, if you say soโ he grinned.โ โBabe, we're her
Can I Learn To Love Again?ย ย ย TWENTY-FOUR
Third person's P.O.VโYou're too slow son, too slowโ the first man said disappointedly while the other man rolled his eyes discreetly.โIt's a slow process, you of all people should know thisโโA slow process that's getting to two months?! This is a snail's pace. We need to act fast and you are the way to the first step of this plan and you haven't done anything!โ the first man boomed.โI'm doing my bestโ the other man said through gritted teeth, his anger rising slowly.โDoing your bestโ the first man mimicked. โYou just have to be fast so we can get to the F.B.I and get this over withโโI would put more effortโ the other man said calmly.โSometimes I wonder why and how you are related to meโ the first man said dismissively.โLike I'm happy doing thisโ the other one muttered under his breath as the first one angrily left the room.Ella's P.O.VโAnd the ship has finally sailed!โ Jade screamed jumping around excitedly after I told her of everything that happened in the party.โWe need t
