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Chapter Twenty One | Tongue Tied
❀ Kate ❀
Five hours ago, Virginia Beach
“Dude—what the hell was that!?” Tristan’s dumbfounded voice trailed close behind me as I hurried back to The Oceanfront Inn, head held high despite how desperate and lost I was feeling inside. “We're never going to hear the end of your little stunt back there! You were so close to winning this thing! Why would you throw it all away!? What came up, exactly?”
He wasn't wrong; I effortlessly sailed into the women's finals without breaking a sweat, and had been the talk of the beach all morning. Not a single one of my competitors wanted this as badly as I did, so I was anything but surprised to find everyone gaping at me in astonishment as I formally backed out and abruptly left the scene. Turns out my heart just wasn't in it like I thought it was. Not anymore.
You’re doing the right thing Kate; Just tell him
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