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~Aoife~

I stood there, baffled, and confused. I fluttered my eyes a few times to clear my vision because I didn’t believe what I was seeing.

Zareena and Xander were exchanging rings with each other.

I came to my senses when people around me started clapping.

“Congratulations!”

“Yeah, Zarenna,” they cheered.

People who started to gather around them pushed me aside. My body’s senses were dead. Everyone shouts, and the thunder of clapping suppressed my sobs. He lip-locked her in front of me and my heart dropped.

I lost him.

I lost my love.

That was the only thing I felt at that moment.

“Xander,” I whispered as I grabbed my chest.

Suddenly Neeral ran up behind me and grabbed my numb body, and I lost my energy to stand appropriately.

“Aoife... Oh my gosh,” she cried for me while looking at him.

She wanted to go to talk to him, but I grabbed her hand.

“No,” I whispered.

“But Aoife—”

“First, I lost my friend, and today… I lost my love.”

Tears blurred my eyesight, straightening myself. “L
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