oing is pretending I don't exist, as he had done so many other times. I threw my purse in a corner of the room and jumped on the sofa, closing my eyes and

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d on the veranda so that studying on hot days would be more pleasant. I had spent the whole afternoon studying, the last year of high school was extremely hard and I di

's - Bryan, if I remembered correctly - looking around the place for something, until he noticed my presence there. He gave me a broad smile

he

eplied half

let's start over, what do you think?" he boomed and questioned

his smile widen - more "Ar

that? I used to see this kind of thing a l

. They're waiting for you, you

ed for - he winked - Come on, I see yo

talk to Bryan so that he would decide to

that he would do

F FLA

es ago that he had to intervene. Most of the time he just looked at me with that closed expression and ignored the whole situation, I didn't make any point of him saying anything at all since I knew and could manage on my own and never expected anything from him. My feelings towards John were always confused, I used to spend most of my time watching

the moment he started dating. After this, I simply put away everything I felt and decided that my life could not stop because of a silly feeling, but I knew that rationalizing

tried to imagine what was happening in the Carter house, but the sound of the door opening caught my

iling. I tried to smile back, however, some

today?" I ask

ice. I stared at her suspiciously, having no idea what had happened right after I had come home and let John talk about God knows what to Miss Kyara. Daugh

rossed the line. I won't let anyone step on

iled tenderl

trol your temper, Lena. My job can't b

im, it was involuntary," I begrudgingly confessed, a

was letting fire out of her mouth" - I t

did he

nd that Bryan was reckless. I thought it was a pretty righteou

hem, okay?" my mother asked me, to

lt that came over me; after all, I knew I

V while I prepared something for my mother and me to eat, deciding to make a macaroni and bolognese. I was distractedly watching s

hummed on the other end o

that?" I inquired as

t take no for an answer, Helena Muller," I breathed out,

esn't involve leaving the house," I

this doldrums on the weekends! Paolo Herzog has organized a wonderful

ent," she laughed, "which means I don't have the rig

bout the clothes... Don't be that way! I'll come over

give up,

ev

ke my cell phone out of my ear

in front of the cond

thing " my persistent friend

les and knocked on my mother's bedroom

poked my head into the room, watching

n? The bolognese pasta?" she questioned gi

's the only thing I k

," I stared at her

, she wants me to go with her to a party"

fun" she smiled sweetly and I did th

o to Sophie's house, putting my toiletry bag and some other things I wou

a minute" I walked in and planted a kiss on

daughter.

grabbing my purse and walk

cally in my direction. I went to meet her and got into the vehicl

inquired, receiving a grim

. Grateful," I laughed, no

him, Miss Kyara called my attention and didn't do more because John wouldn't let me. That's basically it," I said in one breath and than

ce she was now looking at me. Her eye

ront of John, Cassie and the other idiotic little friends. I couldn't

oke slowly, "Really

earlier. Every word I uttered, Sophie let out a swear word and I had to tell her to shut up every f

.

Obviously, sooner or later it will come to light, but he put it off, who kno

't know whether to be happy or shocked," my friend concluded,

he defended me or not, I would still be right. I threw myself on Sophie's soft bed as soon as

r he took charge of the situation?" she aske

his expression of displeasure wa

He's a man who behav

very chance he gets" I said, really trying to understand

I nodded "I definitely don't understand. Maybe he thinks it's funny when he acts l

e of them serve to warn that hi

and I just remained

hroom to take yours and get whatever you want from my

he discouragement I was feeling would disappea