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s I forced myself to be in control of just one thing; walk at a normal recognized pace. People stared weirdly, their c

orning air. The street as usual was buzzing with life, like my absence never mattered, taxis honking, pedestri

ad I d

hed it out to see the caller with shaky hands.

Mom's losing i

xt didn't come as a request, it was a command. She probably had something very dramatic all planned out for me, s

elt endless, and I never wanted it to end. Every second stretching into an eternity. My mind after wandering a

that followed. The regret afterwar

I arrived. The moment I stepped into the foyer, my mothe

her arms crossed like someone ready for a fight, and her perfectly styled hair gle

ed, with no strength.

tically on the sofa, her perfectly manicured nails annoyingly tapping against a wine

Of course she never ceased to

s jaw clenched but he never said a word. His disappointment in

I managed to explain, but sti

e. Her voice rose very high, instantly drawing the attention of ever

dead silent li

out now?" I asked, my voice not

" she hissed, immediately pulling out her

head to tap her screen, and a vide

ged footage showed no other but me enteri

oom like a predator circling its prey. "While we were all celebrating your en

rotested, great panic rising in my chest,

coldly, finally speaking up. His eyes bore

" I said, tears already crowding my eyes. "

clearly enjoying my humiliation. "Oh, it's exactly what it looks lik

g across my cheek. I gasped as I never expected it, my

t, her voice shaking with much fury. "After ever

ollable tears flooding my face.

everyone. He looked at me with cold detachment, as i

ard, my knees thre

he was already out be

ce sliced through

om. His presence was commanding, his sha

g man?" Sisi snapped furio

darting around the room before it landed on m

here in the room. E

ce steady and authoritative. "Amara was placed in my room by mistake. No

lenced everyone in the room. Why

im. "And you expect me to be

ou would make you sleep well at night. But I take full r

nd she quickly excused herself dashing outs

me now, his eyes sof

too overwhelmed t

ers, like a threat he added, "If anyone has an unse

oward me, his hand affectionately brushing ag

felt like I could finally breathe well. But I knew better, th