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Chapter 58 - David
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2024-10-29 19:42:56I glance beside me at Alex as he almost holds his breath while his eyes lock on my mother.
I don’t know if this a good idea or not, but I know I can’t change my mother’s mind once she sets herself to do something. She isn’t going to listen to anyone.
I bite the corner of my lip while my heartbeat races. A wave of fear slams hard against me, almost knocking my breath out of me.
She smiles and almost glows as she looks at Alex and me. Her voice confident with pride woven through every word. “My son gave me the greatest gift of all yesterday when he introduced me to his amazing fiancé, Alex.”
My heart slams against my chest as I watch my boyfriend’s expression. Surprisingly, he doesn’t really show much, but for only a fraction of a second, I spot something within his eyes. However, I can’t put my finger on it. The only thing I hope for is
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How did things get to this point?I was worried that his family wouldn’t like me or even try to separate us, but I never would have dreamed that his mother would announce our engagement. An engagement that is only a lie to stop my parents from trying to marry me off to some girl.I put my hand under the back of my head as I lay down in the back seat of the car and look up, inside of the car. So many things are running through my head, but each one comes back to a tall handsome man that has made me realize I could love and want a man. Not just any man, though. I only want and love him.My chest aches thinking about David.His mother’s announcement still swirling around in my mind as I wonder if he would really want to marry me and not just pretend. I’m still shocked that I would even ask myself that question right now. Before I met him, I would always say that marriage is far off in th
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I pace back and forth in front of the window. Each time I turn back in the other direction, I pause for a moment and scan through the trees and the horizon, hoping to see David somewhere.However, with it now being completely dark outside, I can’t see anything, even if it was standing in plain view.I bite my bottom lip and continue pacing, while my fingers fidget with each other and occasionally stopping only long enough to ball up into fists before they fidget again.Why isn’t he back yet? It has been too long.I hope he isn’t hurt. Please, don’t let him be hurt.As I silently pray for his safety, images of animals attacking him or David falling into a hole somewhere dances around in my head. With each new image, my heart twists a little more.My heart suddenly stops as heavy footsteps running up the stairs seep into the room.I whip myself around an
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I sigh as I stare up at the night sky and lean against the balcony railing. Images from earlier dance through my mind. I knew the press conference meant everyone will know about us, but I honestly didn’t expect some upper classman to act like that. I know he knew who David was because the whole campus is talking about us now.I’m almost tempted to teach the guy a lesson, but engineering is David’s territory. I’ll let him and the other hazers handle it. I’m sure they have something up their sleeves.A faint smile dances across my face.Buzz.What is it now?I take a deep breath and pull my phone out of my pocket. I hesitate for a moment as I stare at the notification.Before I chicken out, I tap my phone. The message pops up along with a picture of me hitting the guy this afternoon. The corner of my mouth curls downward as I stare at th
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