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" Pear! "

Lucas saw her running away from him. He wanted to stop her, he wanted to explain everything to her.

Rosie turned her face towards Lucas. He was staring at someone. She recognised her right away. She was the same girl who was sitting beside him in the class.

She wondered who she was to him.

" Lucas.. "

He took a step towards him, but he didn't even look at her. He started running after him.

Rosie stopped. She just looked at him. He was getting farther and farther away from her. She didn't know what to feel.

She just looked at his disappearing back in silence. Her eyes filled with tears and she had a sad smile on her face.

" Rosie.. "

Anastasia held her shoulder. She noticed she already had tears in her blue eyes.

" She.. She is Pearl…His girlfriend "

Rosie fell on the floor.

" Girlfriend? "

Anastasia hugged her. Rosie's body trembled in her arms as she broke into silent sobs.

Daniel looked at them silently.

Pearl picked up her bag. She was going back to her roo
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