جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 6

"Sophia, what took you so long?" My best friend, Alice Wilson, complained the moment she saw me.As I looked up at her standing on the fitting platform in a gorgeous wedding dress, my emotions churned inside.Just ten minutes ago, fresh off my rebirth, I had overheard her fiance, Matthew Price, making out with his female friend, Fiona Lane, in the adjacent dressing room again.My immediate impulse was to run back and tell Alice, but the memory of my past life's tragic end froze me in my tracks.Then, Fiona's coy, seductive voice drifted out from the fitting room. "Are you really going to play Alice's explicit photos at the wedding?"My heart skipped a beat as I heard Matthew chuckle indifferently. "Anything to make you happy. Besides, once I have that over her, she'll be way easier to control. We still have a use for her, after all."Fiona giggled. "You're terrible. Thank goodness I'm not the one marrying you.""Sophia, you look terrible. What's wrong?" Alice's question snapped

After failing to get the gold bracelet from me, Alice stopped reaching out altogether. She was clearly sulking, waiting for me to give in first.We used to argue and give each other the silent treatment, but I could never last more than two days before I gave in and apologized.I genuinely didn't want to lose her as a best friend.This time, though, I was more than ready to lose her. Or rather, I had already lost her long ago.Even without me reaching out, Alice finally cracked.At 2:00 am on the eve of her wedding, a ringing phone woke me from a deep sleep.I checked the screen to find over a dozen missed calls.The moment I pressed accept, deafening club music blasted through the receiver.Alice shouted at the top of her lungs on the other end, "What took you so long to pick up? Transfer 30 thousand dollars to me! Now!"I couldn't believe what I was hearing. "What? What do you need that much cash for?"Alice kept screaming over the noise, while my frown grew deeper by the s

I was still sleeping in when a frantic pounding on the door jolted me awake.The moment I opened it, Alice rushed in, her eyes red from crying. "Sophia, you have to help me this time! I really can't pay off these credit card bills!"Frowning, I asked, "Where's Matthew? Didn't you max out those cards for him? Why isn't he paying them back?"Alice pouted as tears spilled over once more. "Matthew… is still in Myravelle…""It's not like Myravelle doesn't have internet. Sending you money takes two seconds," I shot back immediately.Alice broke into louder, ragged sobs and choked between her words. "He… He said the client payments haven't cleared yet and told me to figure something out on my own."I tried to object, but now he's completely ghosting me. He won't reply to my texts and won't pick up my calls."Watching Alice cower in fear like this, I felt a tangled mess of emotions.Who would have thought that her sweet, proud bridal glow from just a month ago could evaporate without a