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After Michael left her house, Riley found herself I her room, thinking what to do. She had no idea why her father gave her the chance to decide her life. She simply could not think straight at this moment. Who was she supposed to choose? Michael? Vincenzo?
She got up from the bed and walked towards the door when she heard someone knocking at it. She was nervous for a reason. What would she do if Vincenzo was at the other side of door? What would she talk to him?
She slowly opened the door and peeked outside and left out am enormous sigh after seeing Rafaele at the door. She pulled him inside and closed the door.
“Where you expecting someone else?” Rafaele asked taking a seat on the bed. She walked back to the bed and took a seat next to him.
“I was just nervous. I did not know what to do if it was Vincenzo,” she replied. Rafale and Vincenzo had been best of friends since childhood. Rafaele could not be more happy than he was when he got to know that Vincenzo
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The next day morning, Vincenzo was up early and he got ready quickly and went out of his room. He wanted to talk Riley the first thing in the morning. He knocked her door twice before she opened it for him.Riley was already up and was getting ready. She looked like she was going out somewhere.“Are you busy? Are you going out? Shall I get the vehicle out for you?” He asked her. They could talk in the car. It was a better option than to talk at home. No one would be there.Riley thought for a while before speaking, “Umm… I am actually going to out to meet Michael.” Vincenzo’s face went sore at the mention of Michael’s name. It is not like he hated Michael but he was scarred of losing Riley to him.“But you can get the vehicle out. I actually wanted to talk to you too,” she said. Vincenzo nervously nodded his head and went to the garage to get the vehicle out. He thought, this was his chance to tell Riley that he still loves her and he don’t want to lose her.
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After pushing Riley out of his room, Michael slumped down holding onto his chest. He felt immense pain all of a sudden. He was not expecting what she said today. He knew there was something between Riley and Vincenzo but he was definitely not expecting to be rejected like this. Why did she even give him false hope if she were to reject him like this? She was the first girl he had ever liked romantically. She was his first love.He got up and moved to his bed where his phone was. He called his pilot and informed him that he has to fly back to US and scheduled a flight back to home. He had no idea what he would be telling to everyone back at home. What would he say to Jordan? And what about his mom? She had encouraged him to go after his heart. But his heart here, broke itself. What was he supposed to do in life now? Was he that incapable to make a girl choose him? He began to doubt himself for no valid reasons.His father had sent him for a solo vacation and now he was go
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Michael’s flight landed in the US in the early hours of the morning. Jonathan’s phone beeped with a notification that his flight has landed in the US. His brows furrowed. He looked up at Sarah who was busy preparing ingredients for the breakfast.“I thought Michael had gone for a solo vacation,” he said making Sarah turn back to him.“Yes, he has. What about it?” She asked.“My flight has landed back in the US. Did he go for a three day vacation to Italy?”Sarah’s face went pale for a second. What happened to Michael? Did he come back home already? Sarah had no idea as to what was happening with Michael. He had not called her not even once.She immediately grabbed her phone and made a quick phone call to him. But it went straight to voicemail.“What is happening?” Jonathan questioned getting a little impatient with the sudden change in his wife’s behaviour.She shook her head saying she has no idea why he is back home this quickly.By
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Michael got back to normal after a few days of mourning his first love. Or so everyone thought that he was over it. Or they just behaved like he was over it. Deep down, everyone knew he still thought about Riley. It was not easy for anyone to forget about her. She had left a huge spot on everyone’s lives. But that did not stop lives of anyone. Life goes on.4 years laterYears later Michael had completed the interior designing course and had joined his father’s company. He might not have a spot in board yet, but he held enough power to make decisions on his projects. His father, Jonathan could not be prouder about his son taking lead in projects and succeeding in them.Jordan had completed her literature studies and is currently being a stay at home mom. Adrian has gained a pretty big name in the area and was often invited by private tutorials to give special lectures to students. Aaron was 7 years old now and was in second grade. He was a good student despite hati
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