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No Longer Waiting for You
No Longer Waiting for You
Autor: Rivermore

Chapter 1

Autor: Rivermore
Brielle saw me first.

She rushed outside and grabbed my hand.

"Nora! See? I told you you'd be fine.

"Come on. I ordered your favorite beef."

Lucas followed her out.

He was carrying Brielle's coat.

"Why are you running around like that?

"You just got over a cold."

He remembered that Brielle had been sick.

He didn't seem to notice the state I was in.

I held out my hand to Brielle.

"I'm not hungry.

"Give me my phone."

Lucas stepped between us, already irritated.

"Nora, stop sulking.

"Brielle got out of bed to wait for you even though she's just recovered. Come inside and stop making a scene."

I looked at him.

My heart felt torn to shreds.

"Lucas.

"Whose boyfriend are you?"

He froze.

Then he looked away.

The silence turned awkward.

Brielle suddenly burst into tears.

She pulled my phone from her bag and slammed it onto the ground.

"Fine!

"Forget I tried to help.

"Nora, I'll never interfere in your life again."

She covered her face and ran.

Lucas lasted less than three seconds before chasing after her.

Cold wind dried the tears on my cheeks.

Three years ago, when Lucas and I first started dating, his friends had laughed at him for dating an idiot.

That was the first time I ever saw him lose his temper.

He held my hand tightly.

"Nora is the woman I chose.

"If you're my friends, you don't get to make jokes that humiliate her.

"So what if she has no sense of direction?

"I'll take care of her for the rest of my life."

I wiped away the last tear.

His back disappeared around the corner.

Lucas, apparently forever only lasted three years.

I went back to the lodge and started packing.

I still couldn't find my phone.

It was after midnight when Lucas and Brielle finally returned, one after the other.

Brielle carried a luxury shopping bag.

I walked over and held out my hand.

"My phone."

Lucas pulled it casually from his pocket.

The moment I reached for it, he let go.

The phone hit the floor.

A long crack split across the screen.

They stepped over it and sat down on the couch, still talking to each other.

"Nora, go ask the front desk for the soup I ordered.

"Brielle got chilled when she ran outside."

Brielle smiled while admiring the new bag.

Then she looked at me.

"Sweetie, thank you."

I picked up my phone.

Then I took my suitcase and opened the door.

Lucas finally came after me.

He grabbed my wrist.

"Nora, what is wrong with you now?

"Fine, I know you're still angry because we left you in the mountains.

"But we were trying to help you.

"We're supposed to get married soon. Don't ruin everything over something this small."

"Small?"

I turned and pulled up my sleeves and pant legs.

Cuts from branches crossed my skin.

"I walked for an entire day and night.

When I came back, did you even ask if I was okay?

"You didn't.

"You cared that Brielle hadn't eaten."

I dropped the fabric back into place and pulled free from him.

"I am not marrying you.

"Because we're already over."

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