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0013: Prying And The Pretense

Penulis: FlyingDove
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-09-16 01:32:16

ANGELA’S POV

I knew why she came. The second Kimberly stepped into my house with that too-bright smile and sugar-sweet voice, I felt it. This wasn’t a friendly visit. Kimberly never showed up midweek unless she wanted something. Unless she was digging.

She sat across from me like she still owned the room, like I was still the quiet kid trailing behind her, begging for scraps of approval. Back then she would pat my hand and say, “You’re lucky to have me. I’m the best thing that ever happened to you.” And maybe once, embarrassingly enough, I believed her.

Not anymore.

Now I saw her for what she really was. And watching her fidget behind that carefully stitched mask? Honestly, it felt like the smallest, pettiest kind of revenge. Sweet all the same.

“So… what’s changed?” she asked, widening her eyes with that fake innocence. “You’re glowing lately.”

I smiled, keeping it light. “Growing up, I guess.” A lie, obviously, but she had no proof. And really, I thought she would drop it there. Of
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