Chapter 3 She Doesn’t Belong
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But now her mom looked at her like she was nobody – just some stranger who didn’t belong.
And maybe that was true. They had their real daughter back now. No space left for her.
Abigail balled up her fists, pushing down her anger as she tried to walk past her mom.
Then she heard someone calling out behind her, sounding panicked.
“Abigail!” The way they yelled her name made her stop. She heard footsteps rushing up.
Her mom looked over at the garden and spotted, Caroline and Felix standing there with flowers all around them.
She got it right away. Pretty obvious what they’d been up to. And now she knew Abigail had seen everything. The look on her face was pure guilt, with a side of pity.
Abigail turned slowly.
Felix stood there, his lips smudged with Caroline’s bright red lipstick, his shirt a crumpled mess.
His eyes were filled with words, but Abigail didn’t care to hear a single one.
Her gaze swept over him, cold and detached, before she looked
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That look hit Felix like a slap to the face. The warmth and the love that used to fill her eyes when she looked at him were gone. All that remained was a cutting indifference.
He panicked. “Abigail, about the wedding…”
“Abigail! I’m so sorry! This is all my fault!” Caroline came running over, fake tears in her eyes.
She tried to grab Abigail’s hand, but Abigail dodged her.
Caroline didn’t give up. She put on her best sad face, crying and acting all dramatic. “Abigail, I never meant for this to happen! If I hadn’t passed out, your wedding would’ve been perfect!”
She kept going, putting on a show. “Blame me, not Felix. He was just trying to help me. That’s why he…But you’re so strong. I’m sure you handled everything great by yourself. Not like me – I’m just hopeless. I can’t do anything without Felix.”
Every word was meant to hurt.
Caroline was playing the helpless victim card, like being weak somehow made her the good guy.
Abigail’s stomach turned.
What a joke that she’d ever called this woman her best friend.
She shot Caroline a cold look that could freeze hell over.
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“Well, well,” Abigail said with a fake smile, “you must be loving this, aren’t you?”
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