“Debbie, I missed you so much. Did you chere alone? Where is my cousin-in-law?” Sasha asked after giving
Debbie a peck on the cheek.
Expecting Carlos would be there too, she Looked towards the door after breaking from Debbie’s embrace.
Recovering from the surprise, Debbie got up from the sofa and straightened her clothes.
“Stop looking. He didn’t come. He has work to do.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSasha pouted her lips in disappointment.
“Fine. It’s normal for Carlos to be busy. Even Dad comes hlate from work, not to mention Carlos.”
Gail, crunching on her snacks, suddenly stopped. She Looked at Sasha in surprise.
“What did you just say? Who?”
Sasha blinked her eyes in confusion.
“Carlos. Gail, don’t you know?
Debbie married Carlos Hilton.”
“Debbie married Carlos?! Gail had suspected that, but every tshe dismissed those thoughts as far- fetched.
Even though now she was hearing it, she still felt it was surreal. ‘How is it possible for Carlos to marry someone like Debbie?’
“Sasha, your head must be muddled from sleep. Go back to sleep and don’t cdown until your head is clear!” Gail snapped.
“Debbie married Carlos?’ was the only thing lingering in her mind.
‘Debbie married Carlos?’ The question lingered on.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHer breathing bechard, her words slower, as if a Lump had stuck in her chest.
Memories flashed through her mind. Over and over, Debbie had shouted,
“Carlos, I love you!” in the grove, but she wasn’t punished at all.
Instead, Gail was the one that had gotten expelled.
When Debbie told her that she was married, Gail had never taken it seriously. Actually, she had never believed a single thing that Debbie said.
She remembered that when she said that she would marry to a better man than Debbie would, Debbie had retorted “No need for that, because you already Lost.”
It also occurred to Gail the day when they cback from Southon
Village, Carlos had sat with Debbie the whole time. Now everything made sense!