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CHAPTER EIGHT
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2025-04-16 08:39:53
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RILEYSeveral pairs of eyes stay fixated on me. All holding different mood and questions as I step into the space and take that exact position where I stood to exchange vows with Jude.Exchange?Was that an exchange?Well, lets just call it an exchange.Roughly thirty women stand with frowns on their faces, barely hiding their shock on my arrival.“Hi everyone.” I say with my brightest smile, which I punctuate with a small, very unconscious wave.Uh oh.For a second, I forgot that I wasn’t introducing myself to a group of little pups, or to my age group.These are women.The lines on their faces speak of experiences, decades of existence. Their glares go straight to my brain and register that ‘hi’ is not a greeting for this breed.Hi?Riley this was not the plan.I recharge my confidence and decide to try again. There is no harm in that right?My shoulders go straighter, my head, I put higher, I tighten my chin, wiping all traces of smiles off my face. And hope I don’t look stupid.“I
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