TWO - Th

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on my shoulders as I sto

breathing. Everything that had happened earlier still felt unreal.

way I had walked away while everyon

overed me withou

eeded to believe there was an explanation for everything tha

ybe he thought I was fine, maybe

hand and kno

I said quiet

ll felt heavy, still tangled in confusion, still hol

decided to open the door..

nd Freya

eyes moved between them, trying t

e saying his name could fi

felt different, distance and caress . Almost irrit

fully, she kissed him. Right in front of me, the world we

ddenly felt heavier, like it

ost unable to believe what

r a moment, he looked amused, l

augh that cut through me more th

ame here?" he

but no sound c

slowly, my voice b

ur girlf

g like she had already won somet

, like I had misunderstood e

till laughing. "Fiona, you r

"What are you saying..." I w

like it meant nothing at all."It was never t

letely, my mind struggled

hoping it would change

e him, then looked at me p

me slowly, and her s

who couldn't hold yourself toget

ven leaned against the doorframe, com

id. "It started as a bet. Truth or dare be

me cracked agai

ly felt like it had never existed.

for you..." I said q

like I was be

erywhere, do you expect a Star player like me to be wit

f, her tone soft but her eyes sharp. "You should

like I was already gone from his world.Freya closed the door s

long moment, completely still,

still on my shoulders, the warmth now

came, the

ing my entire body as I finally

uilt my life aroun

ined, the person I thought I mattered to.

est hurt too much t

wed, one truth stayed behind,

n chosen, I had