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Kieran entered Aurora's office where she was tidying up to leave for the day. "Can we talk now?" Kieran said taking his seat on one of the couches in her office. "Here? I was thinking we could catch lunch and talk there" Aurora said. Kieran frowned. Was she trying to force him to have lunch with her? He had no choice but to hear her out. She has done so many things in the past. She has called him out when she was drunk and even made a huge scene too. "Do you have a place in mind?" Kieran asked giving up. "Oh yes, I did not bring my car so we can take yours," Aurora said going out the door and pulling him too. Arabella was standing at the curb of the office building when Kieran drove past her with Aurora in the front seat. Arabella thanked her stars that she did not listen to Kieran. If she had waited for him then she would have to be in the car with the two of them. "Let's go," Chole said linking her hands with Arabella's hand. "Oh okay," Arabella said removing her gaze from t
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"Come on it makes sense that we end up together. Why not just do it earlier?" Aurora asked. She did not know what came over her but asking Kieran to marry her when he had said no to all her lettering seemed logical to her. "How does it make sense that we end up together? What is the reason for your conclusion?" Kieran asked his eyebrows going up in curiosity.No matter how he thought about it there was no reason for them to be together. Maybe hearing her logic would make him see some sense in what she was saying and not call her crazy. "We have known each other for the longest time. Our friends expect us to be together and I have liked you for the longest time too. I know that you would eventually cave in and we would be together. So why wait?" Aurora asked. Her self-confidence was skyrocketed. She felt confident. Her reasons were reasons why young people get together. She has been friends with Kieran for fourteen years and had liked him that long too. Everyone rooted for them and
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The name Kimberly was enough to get Kieran back to his seat. Why would Aurora go as far as mentioning her name? "Why would you mention her name?" Kieran asked with gritted teeth. "Because it seemed the reason you have refused to go on with me is because you are still waiting for her," Aurora said. Kimberly, Aurora, Ryder, and Kieran had been a famous group in school. Kieran and Kimberly started a relationship. They were later termed the campus couple and got separated very painfully. The incident had left Kieran with a huge scar and he never wanted to let anyone in again. He knew that he would eventually have to get married because his mom would not leave him alone if he doesn't but he wanted to push it as far back as he could. He had been pretty hurt badly by Kim. They planned a life and future together. Everything about their relationship was perfect until Kim dropped the let us break up line on him. "Don't you ever think you can blackmail me into marrying you" Kieran whispered
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"You are being extremely weird," Kieran said looking back at her. "Bullying her too is a different kind of low. I would not sit back and watch you bully her into quitting her job as you did for Mary" he added. Aurora felt her blood boil. Who did he think he was? Turned her down multiple times after he had been there for him and then now has the guts to defend another woman in his presence. "All I ever did was show you my love" Aurora responds. She can feel her heartbreak and her chest constricts as she watched him turn back and walk out. She sits back and screams out loud startling the other customers in the restaurant. She puts her hand through her hair angrily and bangs her fist against the table. She hears whispers of the other customers calling her a psycho. She has been loud enough that anyone could tell what conversation she had with Kieran. The waiter cautiously walks toward her and stands before her. He rubs his hand over his outfit nervously before mastering the courage
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Now it is Arabella's turn to stare at Kieran. She has expressed herself to him even though she did not want to and then he went ahead to make her even more pissed. "Why would you do that?" she asked her voice dangerously low. "Well I did not mean to offend her," Kieran said. "But you did and now I have to suffer for it," Arabella said. "What was I supposed to do? She suddenly asked me to marry her" "And I was used as a scapegoat for your escape from marriage?" Arabella asked. She felt betrayed by this man. She may not be close to him or know him that well but his actions just showed how unreliable he might be. She was not even interested in him and she would be getting bullied for the rest of her stay at that office. 'Should I go and work somewhere else?' Arabella thought. Her subconscious mind that loved books shouted in response 'And miss the chance of meeting and working with Michelle Michigan?'"How could you be so careless?" Arabella screamed. The sound of her voice shocke
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"Hello Mom," Arabella said over the phone. She had decided before now that she would put up with whatever Aurora threw her way. Now that she was angry at Kieran she was sure all the pent up aggression would be coming her way. She would blame her even if she was not at all. The bullying would get worse and might even get physical. Aurora looked much more heavier and healthier than her so there was the probability that if they got into combat she would lose. "Why does your voice sound like that?" Ava asked as soon as she heard her daughter's voice. Ava had been in her children's space continuously for fourteen years. She could tell by her voice that something was wrong. "My voice? Nothing. Maybe it's the stress?" Arabella said asking. "Are you asking me?" Ava asked her back. "No Mom, I am not asking I am telling it just sounded like a question" she quickly defended. "So what is wrong with you? Don't say anything as usual but just tell me the whole truth" Ava asked. "Why would y
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Ava found herself wavering at the thought of her daughter coming home. If the bullying was so bad that she wanted to come home then it would be okay. Ava missed her child too. She missed having her around and she missed the silly things she would say after reading a book."Why would you come back?" Ava forced herself to say. If she asks her child to return home then she would be teaching her to run from her challenges and she wanted to build a strong woman capable of everything that is what despite the urges on her part to hinder her child from flying halfway across the world she let her go fulfill all her wishes. "Because I don't want to be bullied" Arabella responded. "You are strong and a wonderful woman and I am sure that no woman can put you down," Ava said. Arabella felt her eyes get watery and she sniffed back to draw the tears in. "No woman is a match for my daughter. You are smart and almost the best worker I know. You do things well and I am sure you would warm your way
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"You want to suck up to her?" Kieran asked because he could not believe his ears. The logical thing to do was for her to find her weakness and prey on it. It only made sense. That was the direction most humans would take. So did he think? "Yes. Are you free now to tell me all about her?" Arabella saidShe had made up her mind and she knew her strategy might be a little childish but she hated the games of weakness finding and whatnot. She did not want to get hurt in the end. She was an expert at sucking up to adults she did it herself with her mom. "I don't know. I don't think it is a good idea" he responded. "I don't care what you think. You put me in this mess and you have to help me get out of it" Arabella said in a voice that was commanding. "This tone you just took with me I am sure if you do the same with Aurora she would let you off the hook. You were very scary" Kieran said. He would do anything and everything he could to escape talking about Aurora. "I want to do it my
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