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9. Fainted

Author: Sia Brown
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-21 18:00:24

I stared at the blank white ceiling of the guest bedroom. I was getting too used to this view. It had been a week since I moved into this room, a week since I started searching for a new place, and a week since I last saw Calvin. After our fight, I hadn’t heard from him. I didn’t have the courage to face him, so I didn’t try to reach out.

Honestly, I barely left the room. The maids brought my food, and Kelly came to me when I needed her.

The past week had been hell. Jen and Fiona made sure of that. Now that I wasn’t the mistress of the house anymore, they took over everything. They ordered the staff to ignore me and treat me terribly. They gave me crappy food and didn’t help with anything. I was so frustrated. I couldn’t wait to leave, but I had nowhere to go.

My parents wouldn’t help me. My sister and mother made sure of that. I couldn’t ask Kelly to take me in, either, since she was already doing so much for me. She offered me her couch, but I couldn’t let her be that kind of burde
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