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Chapter 1

Sawyer John’s smile dropped. “What do you mean?”“Nothing. The gathering’s over.” Jason George frowned as he looked at me. “She’s about to arrive. Aren’t you making Willa look like the bad guy if you ask her roommate to leave now?” “We could go to another place instead.” “You’ve already made twelve dishes. Where are we going to change the venue to?” Liam Anderson pointed at the dishes on the table, as if I was the unreasonable one. “Besides, everyone had worked so hard the entire day for this dinner. Do you really have to throw a tantrum just because we’re inviting an additional guest?” Worked hard for the entire day? Jason bought two bottles of soda. Liam brought a bag of chips. Sawyer had only washed six cups, and he broke one of them. As for Willa Reid, ever since she stepped into my place, she never once left the couch while taking endless selfies. She even had to ask me for tissues.I did not argue. Instead, I picked up my phone. “There is a restaurant

Chapter 2

The next morning, someone was knocking on my door at seven. I saw Jason through the peephole. Beside him, there was a plastic container filled with dirty dishes. The pots and pans they had taken last night had all been returned. I opened the door, but I did not let him in. Jason yawned. “It’s good that you’re awake.“Sawyer said that you have nothing going on today, so you should wash these dishes. Tonight, we’ll go to the rooftop for a barbecue. We’ll still need to use these.” I glanced at the dirty plates. “Whoever used these should wash them.”“Enough.” Jason sounded impatient. “Do you know how much time we spent comforting Willa last night? Her eyes were swollen from sobbing. As for you, you were just sleeping comfortably at home.”“Why did she cry?”“You frightened her.” I almost laughed. They were sitting on my couch and eating my food, yet they wanted to chase me out of my own home. In the end, Willa was the victim. Jason pushed the box toward my

Chapter 3

My landlord immediately gave me a call. “Why aren’t you continuing your lease? I thought you’d already reviewed the contract.” “Some changes took place at work.”“What about your boyfriend? During the last viewing, he said that he would move in after Independence Day.”I was quiet for a while. “I no longer have a boyfriend.”After I hung up, I started to pack my belongings. Half of the closet was filled with Sawyer’s clothes. There was his shaver in the bathroom and his shoes in the cabinet. Even my study was filled with his gaming equipment. Even though he had said that we were not cohabitating, he had taken up a lot of space in my life. On the contrary, I never managed to get a true space in his. That afternoon, Willa sent me a photo. It was a photo of a fresh bedroom. The bedsheets were the light gray ones that Sawyer and I bought together. The lamp that I bought for him was placed on the table. [Dawn, you have such good taste.][Sawyer said my rental house

Chapter 4

Before I left, I divided the items at my place into three portions. I classified them into what I would bring with me, Sawyer’s belongings, as well as all the items that the three of them had left over the years. I placed all their items outside my door. In that pile were the sports shoes that Jason had left, Liam’s gaming device, as well as Sawyer’s clothes that used to take up half of my closet space. The property management office called me and asked if those items were trash. I denied it. “Please put them in the lobby and let them collect the items on their own.”Very soon, Sawyer sent me a voice message. [You threw my clothes to the property management office?][I didn’t throw them away. In fact, I folded them.][Are you out of your mind? We’re going over at night. Why are you putting them at the entrance?]I stared at my empty closet. Getting rid of a person from my life had been far easier than I had imagined. It had only taken a few boxes. [I won’t be at h

Chapter 5

The doorbell rang three times, yet no one answered the door. Sawyer looked up and stared at the camera, then he sent me a voice message. [Dawn, open the door.][The fish is still fresh. Don’t take too long.]However, the messages did not get through.He was stunned for a few seconds before he called me. I had switched off my phone. Jason frowned. “Did she really leave?”Liam snorted. “Where could she go? I bet she’s hiding in the house, waiting for us to coax her out.”Sawyer did not say anything. Then, he typed in his birthday as the password again. However, it still indicated that it was the wrong password. Willa stood behind them as she said softly, “Let’s forget about it then. “I think Dawn’s still angry. We brought so many people with us. I think she’ll be even more upset when she sees us.” Sawyer’s expression sank. “It’s between her and me.“How dare she change her password? I bet she did it so I would have to ask her.”Lynn felt really awkward hearin

Chapter 6

During my second day in South City, Sawyer called me from eight different phone numbers. When the last number finally got through, he immediately asked, “Where are you staying?”“That’s none of your business.”“Dawn, I’m not here to argue. I’m asking for your address. I’ll come over and pick you up.” I was onboarding at my new job, and there was a line behind me. “Are you going to fetch me back so I can be your free cook again?”Sawyer immediately became quiet. After a few seconds, he lowered his voice. “We were wrong yesterday. “But it’s not right for you to move away without saying a single word either.” “I didn’t exactly move without a single word. I left you many words.”“When?”“When you stood before my house and wanted to chase me away by asking me to go back to my office.”He immediately refuted. “Who asked you to leave? Jason was just joking.”“What about our marital home?”He became quiet again. I did not wait for his explanation. “Sawyer, I didn’t

Chapter 7

After I started work for a week, Sawyer came to South City. He had not informed me. After work, I saw him standing before my office building. I barely recognized him. He was usually very well-dressed. However, he was wearing a crumpled shirt, and his eyes were bloodshot. There was a food container in his hands. “I brought you grilled fish.” I did not take it. “Who made it?”“My mom.”“Please thank her for me, then.” I walked past him, and he immediately followed behind me. “Dawn, let’s talk.” “I still have work to do.”“You were not like this in the past.” I stopped in my tracks.“How was I like before?”“You wouldn’t leave any calls and messages unanswered. You wouldn’t leave us behind.” He said it so matter-of-factly that I did not know if I should laugh or be angry. “Sawyer, I’m not your nanny.”“I’ve never thought of you like that.” “Who was the one who bought groceries for the dinner that day?” He pursed his lips. “I did. Who cooked?”“You.”

Chapter 8

After Sawyer went back, Jason and Liam showed up in South City as well. They did not wait for me at my office building. Instead, they asked me to meet them at a cafe. Compared to Sawyer, they at least remembered that I hated to be seen in public. Jason slid a folder toward me. It contained the photos of the five of us in the past years. To be exact, they were photos of the three guys and me. However, after Willa showed up, she replaced me in most of the photos. “I only realized it when I looked through all the photos.”Jason’s voice was a little hoarse. “You were present in all of our past photos.”Liam looked down.“After that, you’re the one who booked our dinner places, took our photos, and helped us take our belongings.“Then, we started to feel that it was fine if you weren't in front of the camera.”“How was it fine?” I asked. The two of them were quiet. Jason took a sip of his coffee that had gone cold. “I’m sorry. “That day, when I took your chair a

Chapter 9

Three months later, I was on a business trip in my old city because of the project. Sawyer got the news and waited for me at my hotel lobby. He did not bring any gifts. He did not ask me to return to him either. “I just want to have dinner with you for the very last time.” I glanced at the time and agreed. He made a reservation at a very common restaurant. The table was quite small, and there were only two seats. After the dishes were served, he served me some food. However, he was a little clumsy. Some food fell onto the table. “Recently, I’ve learned how to cook. “But I still can’t make grilled fish.” I did not answer. Sawyer lowered his head and chuckled bitterly. “In the past, just because you could cook, I left all the chores to you like it was a given. “After you left, I finally realized how difficult it is to make a meal. I have to buy groceries, wash the ingredients, cook, and clean up after the meal.“Dawn, I really didn’t mean to chase you out tha

Chapter 10

During the next Independence Day, I finally finished decorating the new house I rented in South City. My colleagues wanted to join me for a house-warming party. I ordered ingredients in advance. Some of them asked me, “Do you want us to bring some drinks?”“You can just bring whatever drinks you like.” At night, everyone worked together to cook and clean. The new colleague, Gabby Brown, asked if she could bring a friend at the very last minute. After she asked, she quickly added, “If it’s not convenient, you can forget about it.” I counted the chairs. “Sure, she can come over.“There’s still a foldable chair on the balcony. Let me go and take it.”Penn stopped me. “Have a seat. I’ll get it.” At that moment, I suddenly recalled the last Independence Day. There was also a last-minute guest. Yet, no one had asked me to leave as if it was a given. As I ate, I received three text messages. Jason said he had moved to a different state. Liam told me that he cooked

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