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81 - I still want you.

Ariana POVI didn’t expect it to feel like this. I was the one who said it, maybe we should stop this. But now…I was the one staring at my phone. Waiting. It had been minutes. Maybe more. I wasn’t even sure. I sat on my bed, legs folded under me, my phone in my hand, my thumb hovering over the screen like I was about to do something… but didn’t know what."Why am I like this?" I muttered softly.I dropped my phone beside me and lay back. Staring at the ceiling again. This used to be easy. Talking to him. Laughing with him. Even arguing with him. Now everything felt heavy. Like every word mattered too much. Like every silence meant something. I turned my head and looked at my phone again. Still nothing. My chest tightened slightly."So you’re not going to say anything?" I whispered. I picked up the phone again. Unlocked it. Opened our chat. No new messages. I stared at the last thing I sent, maybe we should stop this. I swallowed. Maybe I shouldn’t have said that. Maybe I went too far.

82 - I hate this feeling.

Ariana POVI woke up tired. Not the kind of tired sleep fixes. The kind that sits in your chest and doesn’t leave. I stared at my phone before even getting out of bed. No message from Nick. I didn’t know why that bothered me. Because last night, we talked. Sort of. If that even counted as talking. I sat up slowly and rubbed my face."Focus," I whispered to myself.Today wasn’t about him. It couldn’t be. I had work. Content to post. Things to do. I got ready quickly and left for the café. The air outside felt different. Like something was about to happen. When I got to work, I noticed it immediately. People were looking at me. Not normal looking. Not casual. Whispering. I ignored it at first. Went behind the counter. Started setting things up. Then my boss walked up to me."Ariana," she said carefully. That tone. I didn’t like that tone."Yeah?" I asked.She hesitated. Then.. "Is everything okay online?"My stomach dropped. "What do you mean?"She gave me a look. The kind that already

83 - We should stop this.

Ariana POVI didn’t sleep well. Not even close. Every time I closed my eyes, I kept seeing it. The posts. The comments. My face everywhere. I woke up feeling heavy. Like something was sitting on my chest. I reached for my phone immediately. Bad idea. More notifications. More tags. More people talking. "This is getting worse," I whispered.I sat up slowly, scrolling through everything again. Someone had made a whole thread. Pictures of me and Nick. Side by side. Zoomed in. Analyzed. Who is she really? Why is he hiding her? Is she the reason for the drama? My stomach turned. "This is insane."I threw my phone on the bed. Got up. Started pacing. "I didn’t ask for this," I muttered. My phone rang. Nick. I stared at it. Let it ring. Then it stopped. A second later…it rang again. I picked up this time."What?" I said, not bothering to sound nice."Ari, have you seen what’s going on?""Of course I’ve seen it," I snapped. "it’s everywhere.""I’m handling it."I laughed. A short, dry laugh. "H

84 - You'll ruin me.

Ariana POVI didn’t go to work the next day. I couldn’t. I woke up, stared at my phone, and just…stayed there. Everything felt off, the room. The silence. Even my own thoughts. I reached for my phone slowly. Opened Instagram. Still trending. More posts. More comments. More people talking like they knew me.She looks like trouble. She’s definitely using him. Another girl chasing fame. I locked my phone immediately. "I can’t do this," I whispered. My chest felt tight again. I got out of bed and walked to the window. The sun was out. People were moving. Life was going on. But mine felt stuck. I wrapped my arms around myself. "This is too much."A knock sounded on my door. "Ari?" Sofia."Come in," I said. She walked in slowly, studying my face. "You didn’t come to work.""I know."She sighed and sat beside me. "I figured something was wrong." I didn’t respond. She looked at me for a moment. Then; "Is it him?"I let out a small laugh. "Isn’t everything about him now?"She didn’t smile. "A

85 - I'm losing myself.

Nick POVI knew something was wrong the moment she didn’t pick up. Ariana never ignored my calls like that, not once. I stared at my phone, the call ended screen still showing. Then I called again. It rang and rang, no answer. My jaw tightened."Pick up," I muttered under my breath. Nothing. I dropped the phone on the bed and stood up, pacing my room. This didn’t feel right. After everything that had been happening…she should have answered. Unless..."No," I shook my head. "don’t think like that."I grabbed my phone again and opened our chat. Typed, deleted, typed again. Call me when you see this, Sent. I waited. Nothing. I ran a hand through my hair, frustration building. "Why is she doing this?" I muttered.But deep down…I knew. She wasn’t doing anything. She was choosing. And that thought made my chest feel tight. My phone buzzed. I picked it up immediately. Not her. Unknown number. I frowned. Then answered. "Hello?""Nick."I froze slightly. That voice. Laura’s father. "Sir," I sai

86 - What happens after this?

Ariana POVI didn’t know when everything started feeling this heavy. It wasn’t like this before. Before, things were simple. Not perfect, but simple. I knew where I stood. I knew what I wanted. I knew what made me happy. But now, everything felt mixed up. Like nothing had a clear shape anymore.I stood in front of the mirror, staring at myself. I looked fine. Nothing about me had changed on the outside. But inside…everything felt different. I looked tired. Not the kind of tired that sleep could fix. The kind that sat deep in your chest and refused to leave.I exhaled slowly and picked up my phone from the table beside me. No new messages. I stared at the screen for a few seconds longer than I should have. Then I locked it and dropped it back. I wasn’t going to call him. Not this time. If he wanted to talk, he would.That was what I told myself. But the truth was…I wasn’t even sure I wanted to hear from him anymore. That thought scared me. Because just a few days ago, I couldn’t go an

87 - No idea.

Ariana POVI didn’t expect to see him again, not today, not when everything in my life already felt like it was slipping out of place. The café was busy, louder than usual. Orders kept coming in, people kept talking, machines kept running. Normally, I liked this kind of noise. It helped me forget things. It kept my head from going too far.But today, even the noise couldn’t save me. Because no matter what I did, my thoughts kept going back to the same person; Nick. The way he sounded on the phone. The way he avoided things. The way everything about him felt…unfinished. “Ari.”I froze. That voice didn’t belong in my thoughts. It was real. I turned slowly. “Mark?”He stood there like he had always been there. Like he hadn’t disappeared for weeks without saying anything. His hands were in his pockets, his expression calm, his eyes fixed on me like he had been watching me for a while.“You finally noticed me,” he said with a small smile.I blinked, still trying to process it. “How long ha

88 - Caught in the middle.

I didn’t know the exact moment everything shifted. Maybe it was already building. Maybe it had always been there. But that morning felt… off. The air felt heavy. My chest felt tight for no clear reason. Even the smallest things annoyed me, like the sound of my alarm or the way my blanket refused to stay in place.I sat up slowly on my bed and rubbed my face. “Get it together, Ari,” I muttered to myself.It was just another day. That’s what I told myself. Just another normal day. But deep down, I knew that wasn’t true. I reached for my phone. Big mistake. The moment the screen lit up, my heart dropped. Notifications, too many. Way too many. Messages, tags, mentions. My fingers froze for a second before I unlocked it.“What now…” I whispered.I opened my social media and everything changed. The first thing I saw was the video. It was pinned everywhere. Trending. Shared over and over again. My breath caught in my throat. “No…”My fingers moved on their own as I tapped it open. The video

89 - You chose her.

Nick POVMy phone kept ringing, over and over again. I didn’t even need to check to know who it was. Ariana. My chest tightened every single time her name flashed across my screen. I ran my hand through my hair and paced around my room like I had lost control of my own body. Because I had.Everything was falling apart faster than I expected. “Pick up,” I muttered under my breath. “Come on, kitten, just pick up.”The call ended. Silence stretched. Then another call came in. I picked up immediately this time. “Ari...”The line went dead. She declined it. My heart dropped. “No… no, no…”I stared at my phone like it had just betrayed me. She never ignored me like this. No matter how bad things got between us, she always answered eventually. But this time…she wasn’t. And I knew why. The video. The proposal. Everything was already out. Everywhere, trending. Every news page. Every sports blog.Nick Carter proposes to longtime girlfriend Laura The headline made my stomach turn. “Longtime girl

90 - Not anymore.

Ariana POVI did not cry, that was the first thing I noticed. I stood there, staring at my phone, staring at the video that refused to leave my screen, and for some reason, no tears came. Just a tight feeling in my chest, like something was slowly pressing down on me, making it hard to breathe.Nick on one knee. Laura smiling. A ring. People cheering. It felt unreal, like I was watching a movie I did not sign up for. “Ari…”Sophia’s voice came from behind me, soft, careful, like she was scared I would break if she spoke too loudly.I blinked once, then twice, and finally locked my phone. “I’m fine,” I said.My voice sounded strange. Too calm. Too empty. Sophia did not believe me. I could feel it in the way she stepped closer, in the way her hand hovered around my arm before finally resting on it.“Ari, you don’t have to pretend.”“I said I’m fine.”This time, my tone came out sharper than I expected. She went quiet. For a few seconds, neither of us spoke. The only sound was the faint

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