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The hall was quiet except for the two of them, one would wonder why Alex was out of his room in the first place. Jasmine crossed her arms and leaned against the wall, her expression icy as Alex stood in front of her. “Well? Your clock is ticking.” Alex tried smiling hoping it would soften her but the eyes she had on him told him that his charm would get him next to nothing. “Fair enough,” he said. “I just wanted to see how you’re doing.” Jasmine tilted her head, she looked at him like he had just snuck out of a home for mentally disturbed people. “You have thirty seconds left.” He sighed, ran a hand through his perfectly styled hair. “Okay. I get it, Jasmine. I really do. But I was hoping we could actually talk. I mean I’m sure you didn’t tell your new fiancé about us… about the years we spent together.” Her eyes narrowed. This little shit, she thought. Of course he thinks he has some upper hand here. “Let me stop you right there…” she said sharply. “Chad knows everything includi
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Jasmine angrily continued down the hallway heading to Renee’s room. How dare that fool say those stupid things, he’s so full of himself, Jasmine thought. The rage was not yet out of her system but she forced herself to not let it get to her since she was on her way to Renee’s room. She didn’t want her to get the wrong idea or to think that it was Chad that had gotten her angry. By the time she knocked on Renee’s door, she had composed her face into a calm and neutral expression. Renee opened the door, she was surprised to see Jasmine but she also didn’t mind seeing her. “Oh hey. I’m surprised but glad that you’re here.” She stepped aside to let Jasmine in. “Oh okay. That’s good to know, I actually just wanted to make sure you have something warm enough for the hike, like thermals or something like that.” Jasmine said lightly as she stepped inside. Jasmine’s eyes bulged at the mess she saw in Renee’s room, she knew she had just been here a couple of hours ago so she was surprised to
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Jasmine angrily continued down the hallway heading to Renee’s room. How dare that fool say those stupid things, he’s so full of himself, Jasmine thought. The rage was not yet out of her system but she forced herself to not let it get to her since she was on her way to Renee’s room. She didn’t want her to get the wrong idea or to think that it was Chad that had gotten her angry. By the time she knocked on Renee’s door, she had composed her face into a calm and neutral expression. Renee opened the door, she was surprised to see Jasmine but she also didn’t mind seeing her. “Oh hey. I’m surprised but glad that you’re here.” She stepped aside to let Jasmine in. “Oh okay. That’s good to know, I actually just wanted to make sure you have something warm enough for the hike, like thermals or something like that.” Jasmine said lightly as she stepped inside. Jasmine’s eyes bulged at the mess she saw in Renee’s room, she knew she had just been here a couple of hours ago so she was surprised to
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Chad finally stepped out of the bathroom, he rubbed the towel over his wet hair. The lights in the room had been dimmed and so he looked at Jasmine on her bed. She had curled up on the bed, her breathing steady, an indication that she had fallen asleep. Who falls asleep so easily?, he thought. He stared at her and she looked so relaxed in a way he had never seen before. She looked peaceful. As Chad looked at her, his eyes lingered longer than they should have. For some reason, he couldn’t take his eyes off her, watching her. Suddenly he reached for the blankets at the foot of our bed and carefully put it over. The action was against his better judgment but it felt right. “Sleep tight,” he murmured as he retreated to his own bed on the opposite end. He laid down on his bed and stared at the ceiling, replaying the night’s event in his mind. He still remembered Ava’s words, “I was young, I was foolish. I made mistakes Chad and I lost something precious to me. I lost you and I shouldn’
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Jasmine came out of the bathroom in a burst, and saw Cynthia standing in the toilet. “Hi, I’m Cynthia Coleman. I know we’ve not been formally introduced.” Cynthia said. “Nice to meet you, Cynthia, but I don’t think the ladies room is the right place for any formal introduction.” Jasmine replied, she wasn’t expecting Cynthia to be the one in the toilet but she could already tell that it was not going to be a friendly conversation.“If you don’t already know. I’m Alex’s wife. I know you and him used to be an item. He kept stealing glances at you while we were having dinner.” “Did you come here just to tell me about what Alex did or didn’t do? If that’s why you’re here then I must tell you that I really don’t care. I couldn’t be more uninterested in what Alex is doing.” Jasmine said as she made her way to the wash bowl. “Jasmine, right?” Cynthia asked, she leaned against the wash bowl with her arms crossed. Jasmine raised an eyebrow as she grabbed a paper towel to dry her hands. “Ye
