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Chapter 6

Author: Unsettled Waves
After the engagement party, my family arranged an internship for me at a company back home.

Pauline was already dreaming big. "You and Stanley will run things inside, while Andrea and I handle the outside."

My dad joked, asking me to keep an eye on her, so Andrea didn't steal her away. I laughed, their hopes and quirks packed in my suitcase as I boarded the plane.

At the gate, Stanley slipped one of those wind chimes into my hand. He was always reserved, but that action spoke louder than any words.

Months apart, school days felt like a faded snapshot.

When my friends sent me the graduation photo, it was like peering into someone else's life. Shane and Esther stood side by side, looking like a perfect couple.

My eyes slid over their smiling faces, but my heart didn't stir.

One friend was still pissed. [We hated seeing you leave, but now I'm glad you did. You don't know how bad it got. Esther has been acting like she runs the place, with Shane as her lapdog. And she has been sprea
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