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32. Scorned
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Ikhlas POV.
The moon had begun to appear in the sky despite a trace of daylight still clinging to the sunset. The light colors moulded together made a ridiculously picturesque scene, which I was in no mood to appreciate.
I sat on my bed sipping Apple juice. Staying in my room had Surprisingly become my day-to-day activity, I just had to keep my distance. I don't know how long it will take her to recover but getting closer to her is Definitely not a good idea.
I was broken, I didn't know what to do. It killed me to always see her in front of me but with each passing second she was getting farther away from me. Those thoughts making my hand tightened into a fist.
Whenever our paths cross, she hits me with spiteful remarks and she turned the table over twice when I set up meals for us. After a while I realized that my attempts were pointless so I decided to give her enough time and space to sort
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