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Chapter Twenty-Eight

Author: Dara Vergara
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-09 20:33:30

Andrew's POV

I stood in front of the mirror, adjusting my necktie with careful hands, trying my best to focus on the task at hand. The black suit felt heavier than it should have, like it carried the weight of everything I was trying to avoid. Today was supposed to be a special day. It was my graduation day—finally. After years of late nights, endless assignments, and countless moments of doubt, I had made it. But no matter how hard I tried to focus, my mind kept drifting back to her.

Selena.

We had talked about this day so many times—random nights, when the world felt quieter and easier, when she would be there to cheer me on. She promised she'd come to see me graduate, to watch me walk across the stage, to be proud of me. But it was never going to happen.

Every day without her felt like a constant ache, a gnawing emptiness that I couldn’t escape. I tried to avoid her, tried to pretend like I didn’t care. But deep down, I knew the truth: I wasn’t over her. And the fact that we nev
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