Oblivion

PART 4

Broken love, broken hearts. The once sweet feeling was now replaced by bitterness and sad memories.

Was the love you have always treasured worth keeping?

Or is it time to find a new love?

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KATE

I raised a hand above my head, shielding my face from the harsh glare of the sun. I closed my left eye, playing and teasing my vision. Little rays of sunlight peeked through the slit I was creating with my fingers.

“Kate!” For a minute, I was tempted to ignore the person calling my name. But then, my stomach betrayed me. It has been a while since I last ate. I was starving.

Flashing a practiced smile, I dropped my hand and propped myself up from lying down on the bleachers of the football field of our school.

I turned my attention towards the three approaching figures towards me, Annie, Claude, and Shane.

From afar, I could visibly see Annie’s face scrunched in what I know was her way of telling me that I was guilty of something.

The afternoon sun was high-up. I checked my watch. I o