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head hurting a little and my ope

is st

ange bed and

my eyes moving to the curtains where

ke the paintings on the wall. The curtain is w

ng scared that I h

ly again, trying my very be

question in my brain when I spot a sma

me because I find myself taking

es in contact with and I see New Yor

ga

around in alarm as the m

a man. He

nother man.

ught me here between t

hear the door open and a blue-eyed da

me in. When he closes the door behind him quietly, di

who saved me. He is the same man who

hy did he br

e, I ask the only question in

e is a few meters away, I begin to back away slowly, fear gripping my existence

e is staring at me like the enemy and it suddenly da

re we truly in New York City? Do I look like this girl he

book in my hand, I drop it. It falls to the floor and his g

. I did that out of fear. He is too clos

l as handsome and I don't

cker of something in his eyes

kward till my back hits a wall, stopping me from mov

steps forward and cages me between his arms, his eyes fixated on mine, as thou

of questions in my head but I can't even bring m

entire face and I

ells

s heavenly so

? I love s

y you ran off", he says between gritted teeth, his expression now read

to tell him that I am an orphan and I have stayed in Chicago all my

e will know that this is not the woman who ran away but a

clicks i

wor

go from the look of things. How do I get to my boss to i

my face and I get startled, my e

m and it feels like it is still echoing. I tre

s thi

t woman. I a

you humiliate me? Why did you consent when you knew you

wish the ground would open up so I could b

't kn

that I maintain eye contac

words. My head is blank al

n in fright, I open my mouth wid

to you, I don't know wha

ts in d

e to him that I am different so he can let me go.

like him. "I have lived all my life in Chicago. I don't know who you are talking about. I have never been to New York. My parents

I never knew I would say all of those

c. That sort of wicked laugh that sp

I won't lie un

d changes your personality. She warned that lies make the hea

s avoid

he just

e Andre and you know it!" He p

to counter him, he grabs my

urns around, then he pushes me into the bed and m

slightly to grab the wig but his hands

e wig to my hair, then he exclaims