Lavender:“I’m so sorry I can’t come,” I told Mathew, feeling like a prisoner.“But why? Everyone’s here,” Mathew replied. He had sent me pictures of his friends and my classmates having fun. They had rented old vintage dresses and corsets to enjoy the night before the big trip -- and I felt so suffocated.I was angry with Nikon for trying to control my life. Just a day ago, I had been so happy, and now he had ruined everything for me. Or maybe… I was just being too dramatic.“But you’re still coming on the trip, right?” Mathew asked. I nodded before responding.“Yeah, I am.”Though… I wasn’t so certain anymore. Nikon was unpredictable. He might even decide last minute that I couldn’t go.“Wait, you’re also coming? I thought it was just our class,” I suddenly remembered that he wasn’t originally part of the trip.“Oh, you don’t know? Ten students from our class were added. And luckily, I’m one of them,” he laughed over the call, making me smile. The thought of not being alone made me
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