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32| Sympathy Sex (Emma)
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2021-04-23 22:46:16I put my forehead on the front door after I slammed it shut and focused on my breathing. I will not cry because of him, he is not worth it, I will not waste tears on him, ‘no crying, Emma, no crying.’
Before my outburst, I had Isabella’s words echo in my ear, she said, “if you don’t raise your voice you won’t get heard,” of course she was talking about machinery at the time, but it was still fitting, and I think Matthew heard me loud and clear, it was evident on his face.
The sound of the bag of frozen peas moving was what brought me back to the moment. Right, David got punched square in the jaw. I looked over at him, he was watching me with a caring look on his face. I was the one to break the silence,
“Are you okay?” I motioned to his jaw that was now pinkened from the coldness.
“I’ll be fine. I learned how to roll with the punches early on,” he assured me, “I told you I was teased for being the fashion guy instead of the sporty guy in school, right
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