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Chapter 87: Tough
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Ria. "His voice hoarse when he stated my name.
I averted my eyes there. It was as if something touched my chest as he watched me walk away. His eyes were screaming sadness, the way he looked at me. It express sorrow, and the evident were almost his bloodshot eyes. I bit my lip there. Lately, I've been realizing how I'm affecting by his simple stare and it's my bad for letting him near at me.
I kept turning my back on him. My eyes watered when I glanced at him once, I don't know why that was. But seeing him respecting what I wanted made me felt something rare.
I wiped away my tears when Demi was there. She eyed me, as I smiled bitterly. His eyes examined me as he approached them.
"You okay, Ria?" she said concerned.
I could see in Demi's eyes that she was worried about me. I tried to evade the curiousness coming from her gaze at me.
"Of course, I just didn't sleep much…" I chuckled.
"You're early huh?" I tease her.
Demi's
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