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Chapter 21 : When things make no sense

Author: Mystikal Penn
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Chapter 21 : When things make no sense

(Damon's POV)

I sat on the bed, my back resting against the wall, thinking about how close to miserable I had become. Every single thing about me was a lie, and even in my own house, I felt pressured.

I felt choked. Somehow, I felt like I was being tied down and forced to do everything I didn’t want to.

As much as I tried to get rid of the way I felt, nothing seemed capable of putting me at ease.

Not even liquor.

I couldn’t remember the last time I felt at peace, nor could I recall the last time I slept soundly without thinking about what I had become.

The life I was living wasn’t what I had bargained for or hoped for.

“When did you turn into this, Damon?” I asked myself, comparing the life I had lived before to the life I was living now.

My heart soured as I remembered how I had to fake being attracted to Adrianna earlier. It had felt so hard to kiss her. The guilt sank me deeper into the bed as I recalled forcing myself to make
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