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Twenty-eight
"Mum, I swear I'm all good, nothing is wrong with me," Mila assured her mum, Jennifer, for the millionth time. She was sitting on the chair beside Mila's bed. Mila resembled her mum a lot, they shared the same eye colour, the same type of hair, but Mila was more tanned than her mum.
"You look like you've lost weight, actually you two look like you’ve lost weight," Jennifer said, pointing at Mila and Emma. She has always been protective over the two of them.
"My weight is the same, but I agree with you, Emma did really lose weight," Mila told her mum, noticing how Emma looked skinnier. Everybody saw that but Emma.
"I'm all g-good, don't w-worry." Emma smiled at Jennifer. Jennifer noticed Emma's stutter when she first saw her and talked to her. Emma looked lost when Jennifer asked her about it, but Mila quickly stepped in and told her that it was due to stress and it was only temporary.
"I'm kind of worried about Blake," Mila said in a humorous way. H
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Mila looked at Emma's face when Cole walked in and she understood that Emma did not want him there. It was obvious from her pale face and shaky hands, from the look in her eyes and the worry and nervousness written all over her face that he made her feel petrified. Mila gently squeezed Emma's hand to assure her that she was okay and nothing was going to happen. She was almost completely sure that Cole was the reason behind all of that, he was torturing Emma mentally and physically, but Mila could not do anything as Emma blocked them all out of her life. Mila had no proof for her thoughts."Should we go?" Mila asked the pale girl beside her. Mila did not want to leave, but she was making sure that Emma wanted her in the room."No... please, s-stay," Emma whispered to Mila in a very quiet voice that only Mila could hear. She felt threatened and needed any source of strength."Cole... Looks like you need to pay attention to your girlfriend," Julie snickered as she
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I looked at the box in my hand, it was small. What was in it? Who would send me a gift by delivery? I have never received a delivered gift before. Maybe my parents sent me something? But they already gave me money to get whatever I want last time they came to visit and my mum also gave me a nice blouse she bought for me since she heard about my new job. Plus, why would they send it as an anonymous sender?"Are you going to look at the box forever? Maybe you should open it," Julie spoke, snapping me out of my thoughts. I nodded and walked to the couch. I sat down and started to remove the cover of the box. My eyes widened when I saw the Tiffany and co. box I have been holding in my hands."You guys did not order this, right?" I looked at Julie. Were they trying to surprise me?"We are not that rich, Mila," Julie joked, making me let out a light laugh."Does your new job pay that well?" I heard Leila's voice."I have just received it, I don't know wh
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