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It was a beautiful ceremony, the choir sang a lovely song as he was put in the ground. It made me so emotional, a few tears leaked or maybe it was just the alcohol doings. I could still feel the buzz, it was a good buzz, I prayed it lasted me till the end of the day.
After the ceremony, people started to disperse slowly after giving their condolences to the family.
I awkwardly stood at one side, watching people. Arthur must have noticed me because he was walking towards me.
"Hey, you ready to meet my mum?" he asked, smiling weakly.
I have never seen him this sullen, he looked like he needed a hug or maybe I was the one who needed it.
I stood on tip-toe, crossing my hands around his neck, snuggling him.
I breathed him in and he froze.
I hold him tighter for a few seconds before he relaxed, burying his head in the nook of my neck.
We stayed like this in silence for a few m
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~Veronica BeckhamWhat a combination!An angry Arthur, with a bleeding hand and a shattered glass cup beneath him."Oh, my God! Are you okay?", I rushed to him, examining his hands."Of course, I'm not okay", he hissed in pain, jerking his hands from mine. "What are you doing here?""I came to check on you""I don't need you, so leave", he walked away to the bar cabinet, grabbing the whiskey from the table and chugging it down his throat.I seized it away from his hand in anger, "Sure, you don't need me but you're mum and sis do, you don't plan on making them go through another pain when you bleed to death do you?""I don't need your talks", he moved closer to me, trying to take the bottle back."Don't you fucking touch me", I yelled.I held it high up in the air but he was taller. He reached for it but before he could get to it, it slipped out of my hand, smashing on the ground, close to my leg.
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I stared at the shirt and shorts, and I angrily grabbed them.So much for first impressions.I turned to look at him. Won't he leave for me to change? He just stood there looking at me."Aren't you gonna leave? Privacy?""Nope, you can go change in the bathroom", He took off his jacket, flopped down to the bed, and started scrolling through his phone.I huffed, walking back into the bedroom. Such an asshole!I stripped down, pulled the shirt over my head, then looked at myself in the mirror. I was literally lost inside it. It looked like an oversized short gown.I passed the shorts over my leg and tied it tight so it didn't fall off my waist.I felt exposed, looking at the way my legs looked in his clothes, then sniffed his clothes. It smelled like him, which I loved.I stared at my complexion in the mirror, at my unruly hair.I hoped Mrs Callaghan wouldn't think we were d
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~~After the ceremony people kept walking up to us to say condolences and I got tired of engaging in a conversation with strangers, I saw Veronica standing awkwardly watching people, then I waited for the perfect moment to escape and when it did, I took off. It would take some minutes before Mum notices I'm gone.I walked towards her."Hey, you're ready to meet my mum?" I smiled weakly.I was so tired of talking about my dad with total strangers. I still talked about him like he was still here and to realise he was not.I needed a break from all this and a hug.Veronica stood on tiptoe, and gave me a big tight hug, snuggling me which shocked me so much I became rigid, not reciprocating.She just held me tighter, and after a few seconds, I relaxed, burying my head in the nook of her neck. She smelled like lavender. This was slowly becoming my favorite scent.We stay like this in silence for a few mi
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I walked straight to the counter to talk to Gigi, we needed to change tables. When rush hour began, more people were gonna recognize us and I really didn't want harassment from the press. "Hi Gigi""Vee durlin’, I see you brought the whole family and even your man too", her accent thick as she spoke."Yeah, I was thinking you could move us into a secluded area, we really don't wanna deal with the paparazzi", I pleaded."Yeah, sure thing", she came out of the counter, directing us to the more private room, which was divided by silk cotton. It was not that hidden but people hardly pay attention to it.We all settled in, Arthur sat beside me, our legs touching but I ignored it. Menus were brought and we ordered. Few conversations were thrown in, the ones directed to me were answered in monoword. I know I was giving off vibes but I just couldn't fake it, fake like we were good. Couples do have issues anyways. Arthur touched my face and I jerked away from him. He gave me a pained look."
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"Reese, I ain't having a party, even if I wanna, it will be something like this, just a hangout, nothing serious""What? No!"Lilly sent me a disappointed look, shaking her head at me."That's so lame, so boring", Ana frowned. "You can do anything else but that""I'm the bride, so whatever the bride wants the bride gets", I talk-sang happily.Everyone groaned. Ana stood up, picking up her stuff littered everywhere, and throwing it into her bag."Gotta go. Wanna quickly see my annoying brother before I head home""Oh, can you drop something off for me?" I dashed into the laundry room. Thankfully it just finished, I packed it into a plastic bag and walked back to the parlor."Here", I handed it over to her."Who returns her man's clothes?"Lilly gave me a twisted look.Well, not all his clothes. I couldn't bring myself to return the clothes he gave me at the first dinner I had with his family. It was just too comfy and was what I slept in sometimes."Vee definitely does", Reese pointed to
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