Love Lies and Deceit
The music thumped from portable speakers, the bass vibrating through the ground as people danced and shouted, celebrating the end of one chapter and the start of another.
As we made our way through the crowd, I felt the weight of my family's expectations slip from my shoulders, piece by piece. I was just Penny here, not Penelope Dankworth, not the heiress with a shadow, not the girl destined for some Ivy-covered campus in the States. Just a teenager, caught in the fleeting magic of a summer night.
"Drinks are over there," Jason said, nodding toward a makeshift bar set up on a long, weathered picnic table. He grabbed my hand, pulling me toward the dance floor as a fast, pulsing beat came on.
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