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I couldn't get all that Tony had said out of my mind. No matter how I tried to wipe them away, they kept flooding back into my memory leaving me utterly broken. I tried to convince myself that this was Tony's way of spoiling my mood and my relationship with Veronica. I told myself that he was snide; this must be one of his tricky games. I tried to make myself understand all these but everything I did was to no avail. A lot of questions flooded my mind each day; Did Veronica really say she didn't love me? Was she trying to seduce Tony? Was she. . .

I mentally slapped myself to pull out of my stupid thoughts. My mind was troubled all through the ride to my new apartment. Fortunately, cleaning and arranging my apartment distracted me from my thoughts. The agent got one of the rooms and parlours in a storey building, some distance away from school. The main occupant living in the building were married couples with children. I and one more guy were the only st