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Chapter 23: Apologies
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Caroline"Grandma, I'm so done with this." I slumped onto the couch, letting out a heavy sigh. "I'm so tired of feeling like a failure." My Grandma Betty, a woman who could make even the worst day feel a little brighter, patted my hand. "Caroline, honey, you know you're not a failure. You're working hard, and you're taking care of your kids.""But, Grandma," I said, my voice cracking, "I'm not even taking care of myself. I barely have time to breathe, let alone take a proper shower.""Well, that's what I'm here for, sweetheart," Grandma Betty said, a twinkle in her eyes. "I'm your backup, your cheerleader, your all-around grandma-extraordinaire. Now, tell me what's really bothering you."I hesitated for a moment. This was a big one, something I hadn't even told Grandma about. But I knew I needed to talk to someone, and who better than the woman who had always been my rock?"It's Ancelotti," I said, my voice barely a whisper. "It's all his fault." "That name rings a bell," Grandma Be
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She had come too far, invested too much, to back down now. She was going to win. She was going to break them all. She was going to be the queen of her own little kingdom.But as she stood there, staring at her reflection, she felt a flicker of doubt. A tiny, whispering voice in the back of her mind. Was this really what she wanted? Was this the kind of person she wanted to be? The thought made her stomach churn. But she quickly pushed it aside. She had made her choice. She was playing the game, and she was going to win. Even if it meant sacrificing her own soul. The next day, Caroline went to a show determined to finally break Maralyn. She had been working on a plan for weeks, a plan that she was sure would bring her victory. She had gathered information, listened to whispers, and put together a plan that was both cruel and devastating. She knew that Maralyn had a talent show coming up. It was her big chance to shine, to show everyone how talented she was. Caroline saw this as her
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Caroline slammed the restaurant door shut, the sound echoing in the quiet night like a gunshot. "Human, human," she hissed, the word feeling like acid on her tongue. How could she? How could Maralyn, her supposed best friend, carve out her heart like this? After all these years, after shared secrets whispered under bed sheets, after surviving the rollercoaster of life together, she’d just...thrown her to the wolves."Human, human," she repeated, her voice cracking with rising frustration. She could feel the anger, a hot, molten rage, building inside her. She needed to escape, to flee this suffocating betrayal, this small-minded city that seemed to be closing in on her. Out of this restaurant, out of this heartless place where friendships meant nothing, out of the clutches of a heartless, manipulative…human.She felt numb, the betrayal stinging like a fresh wound. A wound so deep, it felt like she'd lost a part of herself. Her friendship with Maralyn, a bond she'd believed unbreakable
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