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Departure: Alone After Dark
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2024-06-08 19:00:42Chapter 12- Departure: Alone After Dark
I knew it would come to this, what did I even expect?
But was this not what I wanted in the first place? To not be chained to him and to have my freedom? To live my own life. Probably, I got too attached in that very short period of living with him, or perhaps, I was too delusional.
Yes, that’s right. It was my delusion. He was just nice at some times, but overall, he was nonchalant, he did not care, and we were just coexisting.
And tomorrow on, he would not be at home. I should be happy that I have the whole unit to myself, but, why do I feel like I am being cheated on? I chuckled sarcastically to myself and I sighed as I walked to the loading zone where I would wait for a cab. I do not want to be late on my first day. I ha
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