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Aftermath

Now, she remembered Gian and the girl she found in Justin’s apartment. Somehow, she realized how much they look alike.Adrienne stared at Justin’s handsome face on the screen. She didn’t listen to any of his voicemails nor did she read any of his text messages.Justin was smart and private enough not to confide to a stranger. And yet, here on camera, he freely told Jill what happened. Because he knew… she would see this. If she didn’t, then Jill would tell her.Just as if it wasn’t enough that her heart remained broken, she could feel her world crashing all over her.“Lucky girl, that one,” Jill said.“Tell me about it. He really seemed into her. I mean, that’s a first. Justin Adams admitting to the world that he’s not really the cold and unattached playboy the world believed him to be. He can fall in love. That is just romantic,” Yuan said.“I was too shy to ask
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Verraten

VerratenGerman. Meaning Betrayed in English This cannot be happening.“No, Troy,” she managed to say. “I will stay with Kim.”“Why?” he asked sharply.“Why not?” she asked back.He raised a brow. He whispered to her angrily, “I’m your boyfriend, Adrienne. Your job is to stay by my side whenever you can.”She raised her chin. “No, Troy. I’m not your bodyguard!”He threw his hands up in the air.“All right. Do whatever you like! You are so good at that anyway!”She rolled her eyes and looked over at Kim.Kim’s room was a bit small. It had a double bed though and a big couch.“I can sleep on the couch, don’t bother,” she told Kim. “I guess Troy didn’t anticipate that I won’t be rooming with him.”“What’s the fuss anyway
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Vapas Karo

Vapas KaroHindi. Translation: To take backAdrienne took out a pair of two-piece suit from the bag she brought with her when she first went to her friends’ room. Now that she’d relieved herself of Troy’s chains, and Kimberly had just shown her that she is not entirely prudent like she appeared to be, Adrienne thought that there’s no harm in wearing a perfectly decent two-piece suit. If her parents arrived in the evening and if her mother lectured her on the virtues of being prudent, she must remember to point out that her favorite daughter did more than wear a piece of revealing clothing.When she finished dressing, she was happy to see that her suit highlighted her flat tummy, her curves and her long legs. Jill lent her a pair of very sheer white capri pants. The outfit looked decent, but showed a hint of her bikini underneath. She felt sexy
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Vacancy

She felt him kiss her temple. She closed her eyes and prayed that it wasn’t a dream. That he was here for real. That she was back in his arms again.“Justin, man…” one of his friends called him. “Can we have a word?”Justin nodded and pulled away slightly from Adrienne. He stared at her for a moment and then kissed her forehead. “Wait a second, hon.”She nodded and Justin went to talk to his friends.Yuan and Jill went to her in obvious awe. She realized that the moment of revelation had come. Fifteen minutes ago, she considered being honest with them. She planned to take it slow, and offer explanations…to break it to them gently. But now, they were staring at her as if they had just been bitch-slapped with the truth.Troy had gone to sit on the sand. Kim had magically appeared at his side. Adrienne turned to Yuan and Jill again.She felt lost for words now. She knew that there’s
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Opinbera

OpinberaIcelandic. Meaning Official. Adrienne lay on the couch, resting her head on Justin’s shoulder. She smiled contentedly. True, her life was still less than perfect. Her friends fumed at her, her mother would soon do the same when she found out that she broke up with Troy. Her relationship with Kim was worse than before. But somehow, she still felt this surge of happiness within her. She felt that everything would turn out just fine. And she knew why. She was back in Justin’s arms. He said he was crazy about her. And she felt the same way. Tonight, he just became her official boyfriend.Justin gave her a squeeze and she felt him kiss her forehead. They savored being in each other’s embrace again.“How did you know I needed help?” she asked.“I sat in the bar and watched you. I saw him come up to you. I didn’t know you were fighting, until I saw you slap him. That’s when I made a ru
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Nar

NarArabic, meaning Fire They got ready to sleep. By the foot of the bed, Adrienne watched Justin come closer to her. He took her face in both of his hands.“My sweet, beautiful Adrienne…” he whispered.Then he kissed her gently. He wrapped his arms around her waist. She kissed him back and wrapped her arms around his neck.He unbuttoned the shirt she was wearing. And soon, they were kissing each other passionately. She took his shirt off. He nuzzled her neck. She moaned. She felt the familiar desire creeping in her every vein, slowly consuming her, blocking her senses.Adrienne thought she wouldn’t feel like this anymore. For days, she thought that all she could do was call Justin’s memory to her mind, just so she could feel alive again. Because she thought it was over. That she had lost him forever.She could hardly believe that she was back in his arms. And he ignited all of her passions
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Incandescere

IncandescereLatin. Etymology of Incandescent She swallowed.Awkward!“You’re leaving?” Kim asked in a bored tone.She shook her head. “No. Justin checked out this room already. It’s paid up until twelve. You guys can just rebook it if you want.” She tried her best to be casual.“Who is he, Adrienne?” Troy asked quietly.“None of your business now, Troy,” she said angrily. “Sue him if you want, I could always go on the witness stand and say that he just came before you beat the life out of me.”“I’m not stupid, Adrienne,” Troy responded. “I know what I did. And even if you don’t believe me, I am sorry. I didn’t mean for things to get out of hand. I didn’t mean to get too drunk.”“So you mean to tell me, you can beat a helpless girl and the fact that you are drunk gives you t
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Obligación

ObligaciónSpanish for Obligation When he was gone, all the girls in front of her were open-mouthed and wide-eyed, except for Jill.“What the hell…” Cynthia started.“Okay, so you’re the mystery girl?” Anna, the receptionist asked.“Mystery girl?” Adrienne echoed.“Well, when Ivan, Garry’s new assistant, asked Justin to go clubbing with him where he’d introduce him to some girls, he told him he can’t because he has a girlfriend.”Girlfriend. That word made her heart skip a beat. She’s Justin Adams’s girlfriend when he was known to dodge commitments any chance he got. And now…he’s hers. Somehow, she still couldn’t believe that all this was happening to her.“That’s why you are in full bloom! You’re shagging a god!”“Cynthia!” Adrienne knew s
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Agwat

AgwatFilipino for Space / Distance When Adrienne arrived at Yuan’s apartment, her friends knew instantly that something was wrong.“What?” Yuan asked. “Did he break your heart? Was he cheating on you? Where is he? I will kill him!”Adrienne sat on the couch silently. She stared into space, still unable to recover from her shock. How could this happen to her? A few hours ago, she was happy. She was floating on air.But that seemed so far away as she sat with her heart broken like shattered glass. She didn’t know how she would be able to recover from it. Her world had fallen apart.“Adrienne, what is wrong?” Jill asked, taking her hands in hers and gently squeezing them.She stared at them for a long time.“Please don’t tell me you caught him cheating on you?”Adrienne shook her head. “He wasn’t cheating on me.”&ldquo
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Al Haqiqah

Al Haqiqah.Arabic meaning The Truth or Reality. It seemed like an eternity before Adrienne faced Justin again. During the two days that they spent apart, she tried to act normally. He’d call her at least three times a day. She didn’t want him to think that something was up. Because knowing him, he just might fly back to New York earlier than scheduled and he only got two days to spend with his family.Monday evening, he appeared on her doorstep.“Hi,” she greeted him, pasting a smile on her face.He stared at her for a while. And without a word, he pulled her to him and crushed his lips to hers.“Justin,” she whispered against his lips.“I missed you,” he said, lifting her off her feet and carrying her to the bedroom.When he put her down on her feet, she stared up at him. She could see fatigue in his eyes. “I missed you, too.”He smiled
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