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Chapter Forty-Nine
CONFESSIONS
“Six years ago I met a woman named Cara, I treated her sister in the ER and we hit it off. At the time my friends- everyone you saw at my parent’s house in LA that day, and I was inseparable. When I met Cara, naturally I introduced her to them first and according to me, they hit it off but little did I know, behind the scenes they hated her. We were dating for almost a year when we all planned to go on a trip, Cara couldn’t come so it was just the rest of us.” He sucked in a deep breath and continued.
“Cara had mentioned on and off a few times things that my friends said to her, sly comments which I wrote off as jokes, but that trip is what changed things. I was laying on a pool chair out in the yard that day when Amelia suddenly sat in my lap and started talking. I had every intention of pushing her off
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JUST LIKE HOME“Name something you fill with air.”“Balloon” Sierra shouted at the same time that Roman said, “Car Tyre”“We asked 100 people what day of the week was their favorite, they said?”“Friday” They agreed.“Name a body part you can live without?”“Your leg.” Roman said while Sierra said, “Your hand.” They look
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REALIZATIONSierra and Heather stood aside watching the exchange between Elijah and Pharma&Co’s CEO, Mr. Jason Hudson. Karisa and Roman stood behind him with polite smiles on their faces as the press snapped pictures.“On behalf of Pharma&Co, I would like to thank Leek Enterprises for their support and a charitable contribution to the medical community. We look forward to a long, prosperous relationship.” The salt and pepper-haired man shook Elijah’s hand, looking pleased.“Thank you, Jason. As Leek Enterprises we believe that giving back to the world which has given so much to us is important. We know that diabetes affects over four hundred million people across the world and countless
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MEETING THE FAMILY Sierra leaned against the doorframe and crossed her ankles over one another with a glass of white wine in hand. Roman, Elijah, and her father were watching baseball with more fervor than she’d ever seen before, making her smile. “They get along like a house on fire.” Karisa came to stand beside her with a glass of her own and gazed at the trio screaming orders at the television. “I’m really glad about that.” She glanced at Karisa only to find her studying her intently. “In all my years I've never seen my son so infatuated by someone.” Her eyes narrowed thoughtfully, “Not even Caralynn.” She added, grasping Sierra’
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COMING CLEAN They entered the room with their fingers intertwined, drawing the attention of all four occupants. “We haven’t exactly been honest with you guys.” Sierra glanced at Roman and received an encouraging look from him. “And we felt it’s time to come clean.” He added, placing the open bottle of wine on the table. “At least you really got the wine,” Lorraine smirked, leaning forward. “Lorraine!” Bradley scolded, while the other two just laughed. “G
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ENGAGEMENT PART TWOSierra strolled along the shore, watching the sunset, leaving the chatter surrounding the fire in the background.“Sierra.” Evan caught up to her, dragging her attention from the phone in her hand.“Hey.” She smiled.“You miss him, huh?” Sierra blushed and nodded.“He’ll be back before you know it.” He assured her, but she already knew that it was the time in between that affected her.&
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EVERYDAY ADVENTURE “Excuse me miss, can you tell me where I can find the ice-cream parlor?” Sierra jumped when she heard the voice behind her, she was so caught up in deciding what flavor of the sauce to choose that she became ignorant of the things around her. “Uh, hi. The ice cream parlor is just down the road to the left.” The man looked to be in his early twenties with a little blonde-haired girl’s hand in his grasp. “Thank you.” He smiled and leaned down to say something to the girl in another language, Sierra watched as her face lit up. “May I suggest the double chocolate flavor?” She added before they could walk away an
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TOGETHER AT LASTSierra and Roman flopped onto the couch, both exhausted from a day of moving. Roman was lucky to find a nice third-floor apartment across the road from the San Francisco botanical gardens which was only five minutes from the new hospital and a ten-minute drive to Sierra’s house.The old lady who lived in the apartment had a stroke and had to be put into frail care, leaving her children with no other option, but to sell the apartment in order to make a down payment to the nursing home.“That’s got to go.” Roman burst out laughing at the disgusted look on Sierra’s face. The floral wallpaper that spanned the walls in the living room was making her cringe, not even her grandmother h
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THANKSGIVINGSierra couldn’t place how, but she found herself seated around the huge table in the Leek household surrounded by her family and his, as his father carved the turkey and his mother passed around the cranberry sauce.“Done!” Elijah proclaimed, setting down the fork and carving knife beside the bowl. “Who’s ready for some turkey?” He asked enthusiastically, but Karisa held up her hand to stop him.“Slow your roll tiger, you know the rules.” Roman wasn’t kidding when he said Karisa was big on holidays, Sierra would almost say she was worse than her own mother, who looked at the set-up with excitement in her white jersey with a traditional turkey knitted on it.&n
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