Romans & histoires Not Fine Day6

One week later. Ashley groaned softly as she turned on the bed, her eyes fluttering open. Sunlight streamed through the glass window, and a small smile spread across her lips. Today was another special day for her and Nora. They were heading to town again for some fun. The past week had been lively, all thanks to Nora, and it had helped ease the guilt weighing on her chest. Speaking of guilt… When was Dane going to wake up? Though she tried to distract herself with outings, the thought kept creeping back. What if he never woke up?

Fiona shoved Ryker in, and I trailed after them. Six years had passed. So much had changed. The sea of roses at the villa entrance had long been torn out. Most of the furnishings inside had been replaced, and everything now belonged to Ryker. There wasn’t a single trace of me left in the entire house. "Fiona, if he never shows up, maybe don’t make things harder on yourself." "No!" Fiona cut him off immediately. "This is what Xavier owes you! Why should he get to hide in there for six years while you ended up crippled?! Xavier will spend the rest of his life making this up to you!"

"Kate, apologize to Vera! I'm giving you one last warning! Don't make this harder for her. If you've got a problem, take it up with me!" I sneered and crossed my arms. "Take it up with you? Oh, so now you're the knight in shining armor, huh? There were no cameras on that road the day of the accident, but the courthouse has plenty. If you want to know the real story behind how she fell down those stairs, just check the footage. "And honestly, Julian, get over yourself. Do you think I'd fight over you? You're disgusting! Stay together forever, you sick pair, so I don't have to keep seeing your nasty faces!"

He would kill time fishing while I shouldered all the bills without a word of complaint. When Alicia turned her attention to my daughter, not one of them had my back. They even had the nerve to call me crazy! I watched Tony, dripping with a gold bracelet on the live stream, and I could not help but smirk. Their days in the sun were numbered, I told myself. The rock climbing contest was a big deal, with over a hundred thousand tuning in online and a crowd gathered to watch. Alicia's entourage made quite the entrance. Jeff was flaunting some young thing on his arm, and they all gave us the stink eye.