sa

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e yea

sorted to stealing as his last option whenever things got hard. I knew he

e of your boys? Why do yo

d out his frustrations on me, and it made me feel bad, but even if

caught. Nobody would want to call the cops on a pregnant woman

by my arms i

.” He refused and I had no

He parked out front and gave me instruction

house with his gun and his face all masked up. It didn’t take long before the cops pul

in handcuffs. A few seconds later, I saw the ambulance pulling up

o I drove to Ellie’s and told

5 years imprisonme

ent

ou? How do you eve

if you ever try to act funny

s. He was arrested six months after I had gotte

much he knew abou

k to the hospital?” I hadn’t even done anything to get him mad so why w

shed I never participated in the hackathon, maybe all these things wouldn

day.” One of his men opened the car door s

ing to maintain my composure. I wondered if Liam wa

I was hoping for a

esponding to

I would have blamed myself for leaving him and e

y voice shaky. “Vito knows about Ben.” Tears

under her breath. “H

. But then again, he was powerful and rich. That combination w

t know,

g Ben neither did she judge me for being an accomplice. Instead, she hoped I could forget everything about the fucker who almost ruined

take him home but bring him for checkups on the

stopped at McDonald’s to get some food because

and after making sure Liam had taken his medicat

he doorbell interrupted the s

ing was Ellie and she never used the bell. I walked to the door

Mum’s voice from the o

ain? I thought she w

ou doing here?” I questioned, wondering why s

ind out from the hospital myself.” She brushed past me

up in the streets because everyone kne

er you, you already ta

e money to take care of him when all you do is go ou

ated the fact that I let somebody like Ben ge

en on your mind for the past four years.” I was already angry because I’d been dealing with her attitude for a

o you could attend one of the best schools.” She fired back with disappointment in her voice.

e been apologizing to you ever since but you always turn deaf ears.” I choked, my t

want Liam to see us arguing. She wa

et your life

life had even gott

yself into a big mess.” I didn’t know if I should

big

want her to know about it because s

what? I don’t even care as long as it doesn’t involve Liam.” She went back i

re you

andson so I can t

and I had disappointed them. That’s more reason why she even loved Liam an

y th

it was the best decision at that moment sinc

o go with her?

her because she always treated him like a

” I walked them to the do

d dialed Ellie’s number

Her voice echoed

mething, I need to clear my head and mak

girl. I’ll be back in

ed, that was what she liked best an

ith care. I did my hair into a messy bun and put on one of

ss, I see you, girl

dy for fun. She would leave whatever she was doing to hav

?” I asked Ellie, putting

clubbing because none of us would be

set of earrings we had gotten when we last went s

ed him up th

d we both sat at t

The Uber driver asked

I resp

e and laughter. The driver would have thrown us ou

ere dancing. Some people were over at the bar taking shots.

ome over here.” I looked to see it was

there but she was already on the dance floor da

e was sitting and he pul

uge crush on me ever since freshman year but we couldn’t hav

yourself.” I retur

o?” He poured me a drink fr

want to be there talking to him, I wanted to go into t

competition.” He would say anythi

rk?” I asked, so I wouldn’t

ed about his job but

n the other side.” I stoo

He sighed. “S

ly fled into th

nd dancing away. I was hoping for one Prince Charming

y on the dance floor. I didn’t even find him attra

d spun me around. “

moved closer to each other. I moved my butt

pressed his lip

knocked down. Someone pushed him dow

is men. What were

her men, you belong t