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Melanie’s POVBy the time I got downstairs, Alice had already set out my food on the dining table.“That took a while,” she said.“I know, got a phone call from my parents,” I replied. “You didn’t have to set my food on the dining table, I could have eaten with you in the kitchen like we always do.”“No, I thought it would be nice if we ate together in a different setting but I got tired of waiting for you so I ate first,” she explained.“That’s okay, I understand, as long as you keep me company while I eat. I don’t think I’m ready to be alone,” I answered.“That’s not a problem,” she replied.I sat down and stared at the spread on the table. “Wow, you really went all out for dinner tonight and it all looks delicious,” I complimented.Alice took a seat across from me, smiling. “Thank you dear, I made rice and peas. It’s a Jamaican recipe I got off the internet,” she replied.“We
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Melanie’s POV I stared at, Alice expecting her to react to what I just said but she gave me nothing. Only took a sip of her tea and stared into space.“You’re not saying anything, Alice. That’s scary,” I said.“I don’t know what you want me to say,” she replied.“Just say something, anything apart from this silence would be great,” I begged.“I’m trying to figure out why you would look so sad about the prospect of seeing your family,” she said. “Don’t you want to see them?”“Of course I want to see them,” I replied.“Then I don’t see what the problem is. You should be happy.”“I guess it’s pretty obvious what the problem is,” I said.Alice stared at me with a blank expression on her face.“I can’t go for obvious reasons,” I said waving a hand around the house.“Because of, Mr. Alfonso?” she asked and I nodded.She smiled and shook her head. “When are you ever g
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Adriano’s POVI like to think of myself as a somewhat patient man, but Melanie has been testing my patience for a while now and I was just about done with this shit.Whoever said patience was a virtue didn’t know what the fuck they were talking about.When she came down this morning, looking tired and sleep-deprived, I felt so guilty because I had kept her up till late and probably messed with her sleep schedule. I felt somewhat better when, Ralph reported to me that, Aria went to have lunch with her in the hospital. At least I was so sure she wasn't skipping her meals even though what I really wanted was to be with her.Then Ralph called in the evening and told me she was insisting on going to her apartment and I let her go because I was still making up for last night.However, my patience died the moment I came into the house and saw the shirt she was wearing.A proper glance at it and I immediately knew that the shir
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Melanie’s POVI didn’t expect such an intense reaction from, Adriano. In fact, I didn’t think there was even a cause to make a big deal but boy did he prove me wrong.Not only was he freaking mad, he also looked ready to take the shirt off me by himself. Thankfully, I was able to use the distraction caused by, Alice to escape him. If not for her, Adriano would have succeeded in stripping off my shirt in the middle of the living room.And the thing that shocked me the most was that, even though I was surprised and a lot confused by his intense reaction, I would have let him take the shirt off me. The only reasonable explanation I had for his behavior was jealousy.Adriano was jealous of a man he had never even met. Albeit, the man was my dad but it made me feel flutters in my belly and I smiled at the memory of it.Hopefully, now that he knew the shirt belonged to my father, he would let me wear it in peace.The sound of a knock on my door distracted me and I groaned.I honestly would
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Melanie’s POV I woke up feeling way more rested and energized than I felt yesterday. Adriano’s shirt was extremely comfortable to sleep in but no way was I admitting that to him, ever. I wasn’t the only one that noticed the difference. Hayley smiled at me when I got to the nurses’ station. “Someone looks good today,” she said. “Please don’t start,” I begged. “I didn’t do anything, Melanie. I was just pointing out the obvious,” she replied. "Yeah, I slept well. Are you happy now?" I asked. “Well… I guess you could say so,” she replied. Just then, Kelly walked up to us and my smile faded. “Good morning, guys,” she greeted in a chipper voice. “Good morning, Kelly,” I replied while Hayley rolled her eyes and ignored her. “Hayley, are you still mad about the other night?” Kelly asked. “But I already apolo
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Melanie’s POVI didn’t speak for fear that, Hayley might laugh and tell me she was joking all along. I allowed myself to process what she had said thinking I might have heard her wrong.“Say something, Melanie. Aren’t you excited?” Hayley asked.“I don’t know,” I whispered and she frowned.“You don’t know if you’re excited?”“No, I don’t know if what you said is real or you’re just trying to mess with me,” I said.“You think I would joke about a surgery as complicated as a Whipple!?”“I don’t know what to think, okay!” I replied. “I thought student nurses weren’t allowed to scrub in on surgeries.”"It's not a strict rule. Doctors choose interns for their surgical team all the time. How else do you expect to learn?"”This is really exciting,” I finally allowed myself to admit. “How did you find out?”She shrugged. “You know me, I have my ways and I never disclose my sources but en
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Ava p.o.v “Ava!” Tricia yelled from the living room for the twentieth time. Tricia is my roommate turned best friend, we met in our first week of resumption. I needed a roommate, so she offered I stay with her even though she wasn't looking for one. Mom must have liked Tricia at first sight because she agreed without hesitation, saying for a young girl to live alone is very dangerous. My mom can be extremely protective when it comes to her kids, but let's face it, which mother won't turn a tigress when it comes to her kids? So I don't blame her for being overprotective, even though it's driving me crazy at times. So for the past two years, I've been living with this wild wolf, shhh, don't tell her I say that, or I'm dead meat. Tricia can be sweet and caring when she wants to be, she has a heart of gold, the best roommate I could ever ask for. But occasionally, her big sister mode kicks in, and she becomes wild, but I love her. “What?” I asked innocently, I could practically se
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Ava p.o.v The tension in the air is so thick it could be cut through, it's so suffocating I almost choke on my saliva when swallowing the lump in my throat. I cough a few times bringing almost everyone's attention to me, each gaze passing a silent warning. Some look would be like keep it down' others is 'don't get us killed bitch' while some are 'are you crazy' kind of look. I walk shakingly around to the table, seeing everyone wary also brought me on edge. I subconsciously take a step back from the table with the three most intimidating men I've ever seen, the arura radiating off them is dangerous enough to kill someone on spot. Especially the one sitting between the other two. He's a Greek God sent down to one earth to put chaos among women, No doubt he's specially made by God himself to place a second figure of himself on Earth for everyone to see. He has midnight, wait no scratch that, He has charcoal color hair that's neatly combed back. No single hair is sticking out. Hot c
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Melanie’s POVI didn’t speak for fear that, Hayley might laugh and tell me she was joking all along. I allowed myself to process what she had said thinking I might have heard her wrong.“Say something, Melanie. Aren’t you excited?” Hayley asked.“I don’t know,” I whispered and she frowned.“You don’t know if you’re excited?”“No, I don’t know if what you said is real or you’re just trying to mess with me,” I said.“You think I would joke about a surgery as complicated as a Whipple!?”“I don’t know what to think, okay!” I replied. “I thought student nurses weren’t allowed to scrub in on surgeries.”"It's not a strict rule. Doctors choose interns for their surgical team all the time. How else do you expect to learn?"”This is really exciting,” I finally allowed myself to admit. “How did you find out?”She shrugged. “You know me, I have my ways and I never disclose my sources but en
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Melanie’s POV I woke up feeling way more rested and energized than I felt yesterday. Adriano’s shirt was extremely comfortable to sleep in but no way was I admitting that to him, ever. I wasn’t the only one that noticed the difference. Hayley smiled at me when I got to the nurses’ station. “Someone looks good today,” she said. “Please don’t start,” I begged. “I didn’t do anything, Melanie. I was just pointing out the obvious,” she replied. "Yeah, I slept well. Are you happy now?" I asked. “Well… I guess you could say so,” she replied. Just then, Kelly walked up to us and my smile faded. “Good morning, guys,” she greeted in a chipper voice. “Good morning, Kelly,” I replied while Hayley rolled her eyes and ignored her. “Hayley, are you still mad about the other night?” Kelly asked. “But I already apolo
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Melanie’s POVI didn’t expect such an intense reaction from, Adriano. In fact, I didn’t think there was even a cause to make a big deal but boy did he prove me wrong.Not only was he freaking mad, he also looked ready to take the shirt off me by himself. Thankfully, I was able to use the distraction caused by, Alice to escape him. If not for her, Adriano would have succeeded in stripping off my shirt in the middle of the living room.And the thing that shocked me the most was that, even though I was surprised and a lot confused by his intense reaction, I would have let him take the shirt off me. The only reasonable explanation I had for his behavior was jealousy.Adriano was jealous of a man he had never even met. Albeit, the man was my dad but it made me feel flutters in my belly and I smiled at the memory of it.Hopefully, now that he knew the shirt belonged to my father, he would let me wear it in peace.The sound of a knock on my door distracted me and I groaned.I honestly would
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Adriano’s POVI like to think of myself as a somewhat patient man, but Melanie has been testing my patience for a while now and I was just about done with this shit.Whoever said patience was a virtue didn’t know what the fuck they were talking about.When she came down this morning, looking tired and sleep-deprived, I felt so guilty because I had kept her up till late and probably messed with her sleep schedule. I felt somewhat better when, Ralph reported to me that, Aria went to have lunch with her in the hospital. At least I was so sure she wasn't skipping her meals even though what I really wanted was to be with her.Then Ralph called in the evening and told me she was insisting on going to her apartment and I let her go because I was still making up for last night.However, my patience died the moment I came into the house and saw the shirt she was wearing.A proper glance at it and I immediately knew that the shir
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Melanie’s POV I stared at, Alice expecting her to react to what I just said but she gave me nothing. Only took a sip of her tea and stared into space.“You’re not saying anything, Alice. That’s scary,” I said.“I don’t know what you want me to say,” she replied.“Just say something, anything apart from this silence would be great,” I begged.“I’m trying to figure out why you would look so sad about the prospect of seeing your family,” she said. “Don’t you want to see them?”“Of course I want to see them,” I replied.“Then I don’t see what the problem is. You should be happy.”“I guess it’s pretty obvious what the problem is,” I said.Alice stared at me with a blank expression on her face.“I can’t go for obvious reasons,” I said waving a hand around the house.“Because of, Mr. Alfonso?” she asked and I nodded.She smiled and shook her head. “When are you ever g
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Melanie’s POVBy the time I got downstairs, Alice had already set out my food on the dining table.“That took a while,” she said.“I know, got a phone call from my parents,” I replied. “You didn’t have to set my food on the dining table, I could have eaten with you in the kitchen like we always do.”“No, I thought it would be nice if we ate together in a different setting but I got tired of waiting for you so I ate first,” she explained.“That’s okay, I understand, as long as you keep me company while I eat. I don’t think I’m ready to be alone,” I answered.“That’s not a problem,” she replied.I sat down and stared at the spread on the table. “Wow, you really went all out for dinner tonight and it all looks delicious,” I complimented.Alice took a seat across from me, smiling. “Thank you dear, I made rice and peas. It’s a Jamaican recipe I got off the internet,” she replied.“We
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Melanie’s POVI didn't realize I wasn't saying anything until, Mom said, "Hello… are you still there?"I cleared my throat and replied, “Uhm… yes, I am. Sorry about that I got a little distracted.”“That’s okay, but did you hear my question,” she asked.“Could you repeat it?” I demanded, wanting to be sure that I heard her right."I asked if you would like to come home for Thanksgiving," she said.A few weeks ago, I would have been elated. Scratch that, I would have been over the moon an jumping on the chance to see my family but now, as much as I wanted to see them, I didn’t have the freedom to say yes.I could literally feel, Mom’s impatience through the phone, she was anxious for my answer and I had to be careful with my next words."I would love to come home for Thanksgiving, Mom," I replied slowly.“This wasn’t the kind of reaction I was expecting when I asked you the question s
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Melanie’s POVRalph helped me carry my bags inside the house but he didn’t go past the living room. He dropped the bag at the foot of the stairs and left after a bidding Alice and I a quick goodbye.“What’s the bag for?” Alice asked, eyeing the bag suspiciously.“Why? Do you think it’s a bomb?”“Don’t joke about things like that, Melanie,” she said.I laughed and shook my head. “Nothing of the sort. I just stopped by my apartment to grab a few of my things,” I said.“Were you running out of clothes here?” she asked. “I thought your closet was fully stocked.”“Yes, the closet was fully stocked and the clothes re beautiful. More expensive than I’ve ever owned in my entire life but I wanted my own clothes. Something that was mine so I stopped by my apartment and had tea with Phoebe,” I explained.“But you saw Phoebe yesterday,” she said.“I know that but there’s no hard rule that states
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Melanie’s POVI frowned in confusion. Orange was becoming listless on my lap so I let go of him and he was all too happy to jump away.“What do you mean by shade of gray?” I asked."This girl, the hypothetical one, seems to be the kind of person that sees life in black and white while the boy lives in the gray area," she said.“Is that a bad thing?” I asked."Not necessarily. Like I said earlier, it depends on the shade of gray," she replied. "I've lived on this earth long enough to know there is more to this world than just good or evil and most times, we need the gray area. The gray area allows us to make mistakes, and realize and recover from those mistakes. Some people survive in the gray area and there's nothing wrong with that."“So when does it become a problem?”“It becomes a problem when innocent people are involved especially if you derive joy from hurting the said innocent people. If that’s the
