AVERYEMILY SQUEALED LOUDLY, making people turn to look at us. "My friend here... she said yes to her boyfriend." She said proudly, pointing at me.Some people clapped, and some heads nodded in approval. "Congratulations, miss," some other people called. Even passersby who happened to have heard when she spoke greeted her."And she's a doctor too," Emily said, beaming like a proud elder sister as the people regarded me with respect."Can you stop?" I whispered. "You are making me embarrassed."She laughed and whispered back, "But it is nothing to be embarrassed about, Avery. You said yes to your -""Well, Adriano was never my boyfriend," I replied in another fierce whisper. "Oh, yeah, right. You both didn't follow that route. You just went from being his daughter's therapist to fucking." She rolled her eyes sarcastically."That's not it," I rubbed the bridge of my nose. We had gone from me, being his daughter's therapist, to going to a ball as his fake lover in an affair, to finally
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