~Ralph
*ONE MONTH LATER*
"Don't tell me you're still thinking about that woman and her so-called curse," Merinda said, her voice dripping with skepticism as she crossed her arms over her chest. Her eyes gleamed with a wicked intensity, the kind that always sent a chill down my spine. It was clear she believed everything had changed, that I should have moved on by now, but she couldn’t understand the weight of what I was dealing with.
"Can you just leave me alone, Merinda?" I snapped back, frustration bubbling up inside me like a volcano about to erupt. I didn’t need her meddling in my life right now, not with everything else going on. "Last I heard, you were heading to your fiancé's place. What happened? Why are you here instead of with him?" I asked, watching her face darken with an em
