Chapter 11 Where I Belong

I warned, "However, I will report you for harassment if you keep pestering me and refuse to leave me alone." Austin stared at me, utterly dumbfounded. "Lily, do you really have to be this heartless?" His voice cracked. "We were together for three years. Doesn't any of that mean something to you?" "It did," I said. "But that part of my life is over. People move on." Whatever strength had been holding him upright seemed to disappear. He sank onto the pavement, his face blank with disbelief. I could tell that he had assumed I would forgive him eventually. He figured that I would make excuses for him, give in, and keep supporting him no matter how far he crossed the line. He never stopped for a second to think just what would happen to him once I finally stopped. "Lily..." he murmured. "Are you really trying to ruin my life?" I replied, "You did that yourself." Then, I raised the window and pressed the accelerator. I glanced at the rearview mirror and saw how Austin rem

Chapter 12 A Home of My Own

"Let me do it. You already cooked dinner for us." Before my mother could voice her protest, I swiftly gathered the plates and carried them into the kitchen. I turned on the faucet. Soon, warm water flowed over my fingers as I began washing each plate. Whenever Austin and I ate together, the dishes had always been left to me. He never offered to help because, according to him, housework like that wasn't something a man should have to do. Somehow, I had once accepted that as perfectly reasonable. Now that I looked back at those moments, I could hardly believe how thoroughly I had allowed him to manipulate my thoughts. When the last dish was clean, I dried my hands and returned to the living room. My mother sat on the sofa peeling an apple while my father watched the evening news beside her. The serene familiarity of the scene settled something deep inside me. I sat beside my mother and rested my head against her shoulder. "Mom." "Hmm?" "Thank you." She paused before s

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Chapter 11 Where I Belong

Chapter 12 A Home of My Own