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16. Hiding from the truth
I packed up my stuff, wake Gemma up from her sleep and tell her that I'm going to my parents. I explained to her about what happened between Brice and me in brief.
"I need to disappear, I can't do this to him, Gemma..."
"Aww...Els, you are hurting yourself too, maybe you can work things out? maybe you should talk to him?"
"It's happened to his fiance, Gemma...I'm just a girl he fucks, maybe he likes me, but I'm falling for him, I can't do this, maybe I'm being selfish but this is hurting me so much more than I expected. I can't just tell him the truth."
"What if he comes here?"
"Tell him I'm sorry, tell him not to call me, Gemma, he'll be gone in less than two
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