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~claim the prize ~
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Henry's POV
My face hurt like i have just been hit by a moving truck. I think it's broken even but everything is worth the pain.No pain no gain right?
You might think am a psychopath for doing all I have done but what choice do I have? In life you fight to get what you want and everything is fair in love and war.
Did I feel pain when Frank had hit me? Of course I did and it took everything in me not to fight back. I could already see how it will all end for the both of us.
I let him win in order to claim the prize. He made it easier than I thought he would. All I had to do was provoke him enough to hit me and it worked like magic.
Aria showing up right when she did was the universe way of patting me on the shoulder.
Yes I do deserve it no matter what you might think or say_even though I feel like shit with my swollen face_my heart is gladden beyond doubt because I know am this close to winning her over.
Ari
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