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Mabel’s Truth

Author: Bunmi
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-11 14:46:59

Mabel’s POV

The room was quiet except for the muffled ticking of the clock on the wall.

I sat at my vanity, staring at my reflection. It was a little past 5 am. My hair was neatly curled, my makeup flawless, but my lips twisted into a smirk that betrayed the thoughts dancing in my head.

A cruel laugh escaped me, echoing through the empty room. It wasn’t the first time I’d laughed like this, but it was the first time it felt so ahh… satisfying. I leaned back in my chair, folding my arms, as I let my mind wander back to just yesterday. How much effort it had taken for me to fake those tears. Oh, how I’d sniffled and sobbed, trembling just enough to make the boys believe I was truly sorry for all I did in the past.

I almost laughed again. They had no idea. Not a single clue.

“God, they’re so predictable,” I muttered to myself, shaking my head. “A few crocodile tears, and they’re eating out of the palm of my hand.”

But it hadn’t always been that easy. I leaned forward, resting my e
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