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Lost on the Road, Found by the Ocean
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Bias
Mistress
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Tragic Love
Winning Back the Wife
On the day of our graduation trip, my boyfriend, Josiah Holt, and my childhood friend, Meredith Sloan, leave me behind at a highway rest stop. They drive for half an hour before realizing that I am missing. When Josiah calls me, there is no panic in his voice, only impatience. "Calliope, why didn't you get in the car? Stop messing around. We're rushing to catch the sunset. We can't turn back for you. Just take a taxi and catch up with us yourself." Through the phone, Meredith's voice comes through clearly. "She's not a child. You can't expect to take care of her forever, can you?" In the past, I would have apologized with tears in my eyes. Then I would drag my luggage along and do everything I could to catch up with them. But this time, as I stare at the gray-blue sky outside the rest stop, I suddenly no longer want to chase after them. I cancel all the hotels I have booked for the rest of the trip. Then, I change my ticket and head to a seaside town I have always wanted to visit—the one they always dismissed as boring. From this moment on, the world is my oyster. I finally set out on my own journey, no longer trailing after anyone.
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Lost on the Road, Found by the Ocean Chapter 12
I stopped in my tracks.Meredith looked at me for a while. "Back then, I really did look down on you. I thought you were soft, clingy, and spineless. But later, I realized I wasn't much better than you. I acted like I dared to do anything, but really, I was just trying to prove that I deserved to stand next to Josiah more than you did."She let out a self-deprecating laugh. "That was pretty pathetic."I stayed silent.She went on, "That day at the rest stop, I deliberately didn't remind him."She met my gaze without flinching when I looked up at her. "I saw you get out of the car. And when he started the engine, I knew you weren't back yet. But I didn't say a word. I wanted to see if he would keep going without you."My fingers slowly curled into fists. So that was it. I had suspected as much, but hearing it out loud still felt like a prick to my heart."I'm sorry. This apology came really late, and it probably doesn't change anything, but I still wanted to say it," Meredith sai
Lost on the Road, Found by the Ocean Chapter 11
That night, I got a call from my mom. She asked if I was getting used to life away from home. I told her I was doing well.Mom was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Callie, I've actually wanted to tell you this for a while. Every time you came back from a trip with Josiah, you never seemed very happy. But you liked him, so I was afraid saying too much would upset you."My eyes stung a little. "Mom, was I really stupid back then?"Mom chuckled. "No, that wasn't being stupid. When you're young, you always have to walk a road you think you have no choice but to take. But once you're past it, you're past it."I hummed in response. After hanging up, I leaned against the window and looked out at the sea.Nights in Mooncrest Bay were always peaceful. In the distance, fishing boats bobbed on the sea with their lights on, scattered like tiny, unyielding stars.It was then that Josiah sent me a long message. He said he had returned to Fairmont, and that while going through his co
Lost on the Road, Found by the Ocean Chapter 10
Josiah stayed in Mooncrest Bay for five days.He would show up around the agency every single day. Some days, he'd bring me a beverage, some days, he'd bring me food, and some days, he'd show up with snacks that I'd casually mentioned enjoying in the past.If all this had happened half a year ago, I would've been so happy I couldn't sleep. But now, it just felt absurd.On the fifth day, Meredith came to see me. This time, she came alone. She stood at the entrance of the old street, looking quite pale. "You win, Calliope."I looked at her in confusion.She sneered. "Josiah cut all ties with me. Our project at the Windmere Plains is dead, and the graduation documentary isn't happening anymore. All he thinks about now is you. Are you happy?""No, I'm not, because I was never competing with you."She flinched, her expression turning sour instantly. "Don't give me that holier-than-thou act! You barely have to do anything, and he still likes you. Why? "I climbed mountains with him,
Lost on the Road, Found by the Ocean Chapter 9
Josiah stopped because he couldn't finish the sentence.I finished it for him. "You just enjoyed me taking care of you, while looking down on the small things I did. You were used to me following behind you, but you resented that I didn't keep up. You needed me to handle all the logistics, yet you never thought any of it was worth acknowledging."Tears fell from Josiah's eyes.This was the first time I'd ever seen him cry. He had always been proud and confident before, as if the whole world were waiting for him.But now, he stood in the damp evening breeze of Mooncrest Bay with reddened eyes like those of a child who'd done something wrong.Had this been in the past, I would've softened. I would've wiped his tears, told him it was okay, swallowed all my grievances, and gone back with him.But this time, I simply took a step back. "Let's break up, Josiah."His head jerked up. "No!""I'm not asking for your permission."His voice trembled. "Callie, don't do this. I'll change. Fr
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