BENEATH THE LIES
“You’re covering your face with your purse. If you’re uncomfortable, we can leave. I don’t mind.”
“Stanley, I don’t know how to tell you this,” I admitted, my voice barely above a whisper. I glanced at Tasha again and saw her stand, her eyes still locked on me. “We really need to leave. We really need to leave.”
“Okay, let’s go,” he said, standing without hesitation. I grabbed his hand, my grip tight, and we hurried toward the exit, my heart pounding. I didn’t look back—I couldn’t afford to let Tasha catch up. The thought of her smug smile, her inevitable taunts, or worse, my father’s cold dismissal, was unbearable. I didn’t want Stanley to know about my past, the shame of being cast out, th
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