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Author: David Ken
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Serena's POV

“I hate this girl! All she does is take advantage of people. That's how she and her mother survive" I yelled as I tossed my phone aggressively at my bed. The anger in me boiled my heart in a soup of agony. My bright mood switched quickly.

Manipulation was their go-to tool anytime they needed something from someone. Chloe was never a friend, at least I knew that now. The way I got entangled with her was just something I regretted to date. How it's like I owed her my life? I asked myself questions as I reflected on the phone I had earlier.

“What's wrong dear, why are you stressed” m,y elder sister who was in the room when I took Chloe's call noticed my mood change. She approached me, her face stricken with concern. Her voice was supposed to soothe me, but it barely made a dent in the anger tagging inside me.

“Am so sick of Chloe! I don't know how I got myself into this mess, but I hate it. She always holds things over people's heads so She can use you to her advantage a
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