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Chapter 9: Don Alonzo
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2021-05-16 02:14:52After the kissing incident that night, she tried to avoid Alec for the past few days. Alec was just acting normal like he didn't knew what happened. It looked like he doesn't remember anything about it and she was thankful for that. It is better that Alec have no idea about what happenes. He might have mistaken her from another girl because of his drunkenness. His treatment on her was just the same cold and rude as usual. Nothing's changed beyond for a fact that she knew he had stolen her first kiss. She was only one who knew what happened that fateful night and she swear to take this secret until her deathbed.
Unfortunately, no matter how badly she was trying to forget it, it always comes back in her mind everytime she look at him. It was her first kiss and Alec just stole that away from her. Every girl's first kiss is memorable. She imagined it to be sweet and romantic with the boy she was attracted into. That the rest of the world blurs around her, that
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