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CHAPTER 42: THE TALK
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2024-10-29 19:42:56The two friends reeling under a myriad of distressing emotions, took a walk to the park, trying to make out heads and tails of the shocking matter at hand.
We are often self-medicated when we sit through our friend's painful emotions.
"I feel miserable, thinking of how it could have been, of how I thought it would be," an overwhelmed Audrey said as she was not only hurt but had been deeply traumatized by Dmitri's actions.
In spite of having achieved so many triumphs in their lives - the awards, the fame, the fortune and the honorary degrees, there had always been a void in their life that they could never fill- a void that only their first love could fill.
"After seeing Dmitri with Hazel, not only my heart ached but I'm also guilty of feeling jealous of them," Audrey confessed her innermost feelings of how hard it was to deal with romantic rejection.
"It's only natural
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