ing to the muffled laughter and soft murmurs coming f

t coffee. She hated coffee. She took a sip and grimaced. I

ind Brendan and Chloie sitting at the brea

dark circles under Jayde's eyes. "We're trying to decide on a honeym

ary. Brendan had pointed to a picture of the Eiffel Tower. "One day, I'll

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, I..." she s

rendan interrupted, not even look

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acking glass. "I have to g

d shot up, his eyes sharp and s

a ghost of the care he used to show. F

he said calmly. "Fo

e you going to study abroad to be w

de, I've told you to be careful about t

er of hope. He wasn't concerned; he was controlling. She was j

rned to Jayde with a sympathetic smile. "Don't listen to him. Youn

e took her hand, and they stood up to leave. The sight

nrequited love song dedicat

s and fo

seeped into her bones. She remembered all the times Brendan had ap

, you'll never get w

ling her jacket tighter. She would ha

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nd Chloie, their faces close, smiling blissf

od of congratulations f

hing pain didn't come. There was just a vast, quiet

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