~~Elena~~
The sentence cut me open. My heart beat so fast I thought I might collapse right there.
“You can leave,” he added. Just like that, everything between us crumbled.
I turned and walked to the door, pausing for a moment as my hand rested on the knob.I wished he would call me back. But he didn’t.Leaving felt like surrender, But I couldn’t face him any longer.
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Back in my room, Mariana was still asleep,I envied her peace.I slipped quietly into the bathroom and filled the tub with cold water.I slid inside, shivering, letting the cold wrap around me like punishment.
while my thoughts replayed everything that had happened tonight. Regret poured through me.
I wanted to snatch Alejandro from Valentina, but the truth was I wasn’t strong enough to handle the criticism or the fight
