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~Mirabelle~

I stood there and watched as Genevieve expressed how she felt about Mason to Ryder. Ryder on the other seemed to be furious but he looked as if he was holding back from lashing out all on his anger on Genevieve. The moment he walked out, I decided to stay for a while. This was bad. I should be with her right now. She had just made a life-changing decision that would probably require a shoulder to lean on and here I was, hiding behind the wall.

All of a sudden, she stood up. She glanced at the mirror and then stopped. But just before she could turn around, a hand grasped mine, pulling me into the shadows.

"What on earth do you think you're doing?"

"Mariano, she's my sister. I should be in there with her right now. I should--"

"Then what's stopping you?"

I stared into his eyes.

"Go on. Go to her. She's your sister, right? She needs you. You should be with her right now. So why are you here?"

"I--I don't think that's a very good idea. She's down right now, I can't afford to a