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know Liam?

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t

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ollapse, so in their eyes, I wa

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fr

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asses and turned fro

my wedding date," I

on to Tomson. He's too much for you. If we don't act now, he'll slip away-

at him,

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for my room,

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how to say what was choking

remove it,

ove

d you. I didn't want t

y would you erase our photos, but leave

livia?" he snapped. "She h

re the perfect couple? That you're meant to be? And yo

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d of me?" I asked, barely

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he

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own, my father stormed into

f you dare bother that young ma

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led him-compla

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at wa

care. They

ce in my palms. My cheek burned red from th

didn't care to listen. I expected too much from

numb, I looked

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. Hollow-ey

e, grabbed my phon

could I go

k away

out the

it felt like-to f

guess where I found

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t the doorway, staring at me with confusion clouding his face. T

ck, almost suffocating. Everything felt so awkward. I q