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Author: Ziora
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-27 13:28:13

I climbed upstairs into my old bedroom, that place which I once thought was the best sanctuary. The room looked almost the same as I had left it: soft lavender walls, creamed carpets thick enough to make your shoes sink into them, shelves packed with books and childhood keepsakes. Yet tonight it felt heavy, weighed down by what I had asked my parents only moments ago.

I settled myself on the edge of the bed and gazed over the moonlit garden outside my window. My father's words circled in my head: "If this blows up in your face, don't expect us to clean up the mess."

Was I playing a dangerous game? Probably. But isn't that what love is always supposed to be?

I pulled out my phone and hesitated with my thumb hovering over Grant's number. Calling him seemed too direct, texting him took away the formality. A compromise was eventually reached: scrolling through his latest photos online, most of which, unsurprisingly, featured Lena.

She was perfect as always. Her lustrous blonde hair, radia
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