Chapter 11
The day before the wedding, I told him I’d be spending the night at a friend’s place.[]
No parents to visit, but apparently tradition says the bride and groom shouldn’t see each other the night before. So, Blair’s house it was.
Just before I left, Everett clutched my hand, like a man trying to hang onto his last bit of sanity.[]
“Sloane… you’re really not mad at me anymore?“]
I smiled softly. Looked him right in the eye.
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“I told you, didn’t I? I forgive you.’
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He finally let out a breath, his shoulders loosening. Then he pulled me into his arms.
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“I knew it. I knew you loved me more than anyone else ever could. That’s why we’re meant to be.“]
Sloane Mercer, you’re finally gonna be my wife.“]
That night, OrangelsThe OnlyFruit posted again.
Just one line–but every word was dripping with heartbreak.
“He came to say goodbye. Are we really never gonna see each other again?”
“Why does it hurt so much?“]]
By then, I was already sneaking back into the house Everett and had lived in for three years.
I rolled out the suitcase I’d packed days ago, quietly called
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ride, and got
on
I wondered what Everett’s face would look like when he woke up
Goodbye…
To the house I lived in for three years.
Goodbye…
Everett.
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red–eye flight to Portland.
and realized I was
gone.
