CHAPTER 3MELISSA’S POVUpon arriving at the island, it was already dark—thank goodness. Mom would have seen the mess I made while coming all over my step-daddy’s hand and also his black trousers.Bryan helped take the luggages into the villa, while Mom and I went ahead to pick a room for ourselves.I’ve been to this villa a handful of times, and of course, Mom made me pick my own personal room with an excuse of needing a private time alone.I wondered if she would be sharing a room with Bryan, as it was the first time he was joining us.“There are five bedrooms in this villa, you both should pick one each for yourself.” Mom announced dismissively, as if she couldn’t wait to bolt to her room. “And you, Melissa, if you’re finding it hard to sleep due to nightmares, you can sleep in Bryan’s room.”I shouldn’t be surprised at how dismissive and lack- of- interest a person Mom was, yet, I couldn’t help it.“I can manage on my own, and like you said, I’m an adult.” I replied, grabbed my ba
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