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at, but my mind was stuck in that bedroom in Chicago... the sou

years of devotion. All reduced t

ith shaking hands, and didn't look back

ng. I walked down the aisle with nothing b

familiar scent of home wraps around me. For t

one address I know will ge

de Talia's apartment, ringing the

fast and Tali

eled and eyes stil

voice cracks as

say an

look li

sterday, no shower, nothing. Talia doesn't

been through hell," sh

e dam. I sniff hard,

in front of her, even tho

a shower?" I

don't need to as

ip down, and step under the water. It streams

e tears I have been forcing back to finally

her fluffy robe, my limbs are stil

at the table with two mugs of steaming coffee waiting. She pa

sips before she

ut surprising Nolan. Why are you back already, looking like this?" Sh

r. Every sic

anger and grief. Talia slaps the ta

did what?"

. He didn't even look sorry and said I wa

lised it sounded even mor

al. Six months he

st. He should have just ended i

an enough and spared

e him don't care what you offe

to put everything into one basket. I never list

saw it comin

ved cities for him." Just thinkin

"Somebody should mutilate his jun

gh, despite

is its own k

, it's illegal. I'm not going

yourself. We could find

about her revenge plan but it's ab

look on my fa

nstorming," she

revenge tak

lous suggestions cracks

ehalf and protective in

rneath it, she is trying

y mug and me

e, my energy, or my tears. I've already given him enough." I point out.

tens. "So what are

r the first time in mon

randma needs me, and it's time I c

ought we were building something together. Now I can

inding. "There she is.

a hug, and I let m

o late, I t

nths, I throw myself i

e of my grandma and bringing the dr

after making sure it met my standards, I put

were half-developed and se

se yourself." Talia whispers as we stand

ints my li

customers, their faces glowing with d

one tells me I'm ex

g well until I received an