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Chapter Twenty Two : ...not coming back

Author: Taya Moritz
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Hide and Seek - Five Feet Apart Sountrack

A D A M

It's time to let her go. I'm going to leave her anyway. There's no use fighting my love for Naya. There's no use even if I tell her to wait for me in the future. Justin is there. I'm sure  Justin is going to give her the time that I can't give her.  I will go back home and follow the orders of my mother to marry the girl I am not in love with. 

And it's okay. 

After our moment in the library, when I saw Naya and Justin outside, I knew it. I knew she was kissing him back with no hesitation, so I walk away to prevent myself from punching Justin because I have no right to do that. 

She likes him better than me. All I ever did w
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