"Il guess I'm more resourceful than you think." Her eyes follow my every move.
I do not feel safe right now and I'm glad Lisa will be here any minute. "You better leave before Lisa gets here." |
push past Ashlyn and go to the living room and open the door for her to leave. "Are you pregnant?" She says as
she advances.
"None of your business, is it?"
“I'm making it my business."
| laugh to put her off her guard a little. "Feeling threatened, are we? Scared you might lose this man that loves
you so, so much," | say sarcastically.
"If you think a baby will change how he feels about you now, you are dead wrong. Jayden lovesnow and |
love him." Her eyes are burning with hostility.
| could just slap her. Maybe she's desperate enough to try anything to keep him with her. Maybe she already has.
“I'm not pregnant, Ashlyn." | say in a bored voice. "Nothing would be worse forright now. I just want to leave
here and forget everything about Jayden. So just leave."
She eyessuspiciously.
"You better not be lying." Her crazy eyes glare at me.
We've been friends for almost as long asand Jayden were together. She was like a little sister to me. | taught
her everything from schoolwork to relationships. Now she's givingstrong stalker vibes.
Her family is rich too, but she seemed so different to them all. An only child like me. She wanted my friendship.
I've never had anyone to look up tolike that.
It felt good to be a role model. We met at a cocktail evening Jayden's mother was having. | went and said hello
as she was alone in a corner. She's three years younger thanand we talked about her struggles at high
school. | offered to help her out.
She always copiedin everything. We did our makeup and hair together, we went shopping. I thought it was
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtcute, but now | suspect she has been in love with Jayden for a long time. Probably from the start.
Since I'd recovered from my coma and been trying to convince Jayden about our love, Ashlyn was very
supportive. But she was obviously shocked to seeback and they were obviously a lot closer than | was
comfortable with.
She seemed so calm and loving to him, making him believe that she respects our marriage if that's what he
decided. Soon after | cback to find him, I realized they had more than a friendship and that his family,
especially his mother, much preferred Ashlyn over me. "Are you afraid of the day he remembers me?" | counter
as she passesto go out the door. "Afraid he'll want what you and | both know we had again?"
Seeing her face turned as white as a sheet, givesssatisfaction.
But then her face hardens. "Won't matter if you're not going to be alive when he remembers." Her expression
now really scares me. | stop myself from talking back because | have a baby to think of.
Unlike me, they all cfrom powerful families and endless money.
Without the Jayden | knew and loved, there's no one to protector this child.
"Ashlyn, I'm leaving tomorrow. I'm not pregnant and It's obvious Jayden loves you now. | accept that. Just let me
go and live my life. I hope the two of you are very happy."
"What in the hell is she doing here?" Lisa is storming along the hallway towards us in the doorway.
She grabs Ashlyn by the sleeve and
pulls her out of the doorway away
from me. "I should Sepyosil ow
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"Damn right she's leaving." Lisa has her hands on her hips.
Ashlyn goes past her and we go inside and shut the door. I lock it.
"What was that about? Why did you let her in here?"
"I didn't. I'd left the door unlocked and next thing she was in the bathroom with me."
“I'm telling you, she's a strange one. | always thought that. Stage five clinger."
"Look, let's just enjoy our night. Forget her. Forget Jayden. This is a new start. Letgo and get dressed then I'll
pour us drinks."
"Sounds perfect.”
I'm not going to cry but | want to. Tonight may be the last t| see my best friend in the whole world and I can't
even share the most amazing experience of my life with her. She would make such an awesaunt.
But tomorrow is the start of the rest
of my life. I'm giving up so much. My
friends, my very best friend. My
whole life as it was has changed. The
more | think about existing here like
this, the more Haysctange Sppedls
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reminders of a life | can never get
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anywhere else and start new. | need
to rebuild myself. Above all else, |
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None more than Lisa. I've constantly
asked her about the night Jayden
and | slept together two months ago.
She was there, so ghpneecbit!
erect remember
anything. | may never find out who
drugged Jayden that night or why.
But I'm prepared to let it go for the
sake of the baby. Jayden and | are
divorced and he is getting married to
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I've never been so unsure about anything, but I'm not afraid to do it.