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CallieThe music was too loud.Not loud enough to drown out my thoughts — just enough to make them feel like background noise.I wasn’t supposed to be here.Clubs weren’t my thing. Not the strobe lights, or the sticky floors, or the guys who thought buying you a drink meant buying your time. But Clara — my best friend and self-appointed life coach — had insisted.“You need to get out of your own head, Callie,” she’d said, dragging me out of my hoodie and into a little black dress I wasn’t sure I could breathe in.She wasn’t wrong. Between my dad’s chemo appointments, double shifts at the diner, and chasing rent like it owed me something, my head was kind of a war zone.Still, I was already regretting this. I nursed my cheap cocktail like it was a lifeline, leaning against the bar and counting down the minutes until I could go back into obscurity.And then I saw him.He stood near the far end of the bar. Hoodie. Clean sneakers. Handsome, but in a quiet way that made you do a double-tak
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Damien Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Why was she here? How could she sit there and look so beautiful like she hadn't caused me any pain? Like she hadn't blown my life to pieces? How could she come back here knowing what she'd done? Callie. Mrs Callie Rivera. She had changed so much. Gone was the innocence and naivete of a twenty-year-old college student. She was much more mature now, having evened out in all areas. She was glowing and knew it, and she was here now, taunting me with her presence. I couldn't tear my eyes away from her. A part of me felt like she was just a figment of my imagination, and if I looked away, she would disappear like she did those years ago. I couldn't bear to go through that ever again. I was angry at her— furious— but I was even more angry at myself, realising how much I’d missed her. I probably still even cared. I'd dreamed about meeting her again. I'd always thought I would deal her a cold shoulder, breeze past her like we were total strangers—t
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CallieThe music was too loud.Not loud enough to drown out my thoughts — just enough to make them feel like background noise.I wasn’t supposed to be here.Clubs weren’t my thing. Not the strobe lights, or the sticky floors, or the guys who thought buying you a drink meant buying your time. But Clara — my best friend and self-appointed life coach — had insisted.“You need to get out of your own head, Callie,” she’d said, dragging me out of my hoodie and into a little black dress I wasn’t sure I could breathe in.She wasn’t wrong. Between my dad’s chemo appointments, double shifts at the diner, and chasing rent like it owed me something, my head was kind of a war zone.Still, I was already regretting this. I nursed my cheap cocktail like it was a lifeline, leaning against the bar and counting down the minutes until I could go back into obscurity.And then I saw him.He stood near the far end of the bar. Hoodie. Clean sneakers. Handsome, but in a quiet way that made you do a double-tak
