"I hate you," Cheryl whispers right by Lily's side as she steps out of her father's luxurious SUV. Hearing that, Lily's heart feels like it's being pelted with thousands of invisible pebbles, making her instinctively retract her body.The shoulder-length haired woman takes in as much air as she can. Trying to normalize all her senses that momentarily paralyzed because of the words spoken earlier. From the corner of her eye, Lily can see the girl walking gracefully, hand in hand with her father. As if what was just said was just a meaningless word, interpreted differently by Lily herself."Miss Lily, don't stay far from Cheryl, okay? I'm worried," says Anna, making Lily jump in surprise. When she turns around, the middle-aged woman, elegant in her maroon kebaya, is already not far from where she stands."Yeah, Mrs. Anna."Deep down, Lily believes this will be quite difficult to do. Fresh in her memory is how the girl stripped Lily bare with eyes full of wo
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