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Mason thought I was preventing him and
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Jessica from living happily ever after?
Fine.
I
That same day, I posted a photo of two hands
clasped.
A man’s long, pale hand with distinct joints,
tightly holding mine.
Forming a heart shape.
The caption was simple:
“Official.”
The comments section blew up.
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“What is going on?”
“That hand doesn’t look like Mason’s.”
“Sarah, what the heck are you doing?”
“Delete this now.”
Mason’s buddies were out in force.
I was thrilled. I put down my phone, grinning.
“I recognize you. You’re that actor, right?
What’s your name, Owen Smith?”
The guy shook his head. “My group broke up,
and I’m not in the spotlight anymore.”
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After talking to him for a few minutes, I had a
pretty good idea of what he was like.
Dressed so carefully, he was either a
celebrity, a freak, or a social misfit.
I smiled at him. “Thanks for helping me out
twice. If you don’t mind, I’d like to take you
out to dinner.”
The guy looked hesitant.
I added, “If you’re busy now, we can go
another time.”
I scheduled dinner with Owen for the day after tomorrow, which was also going to be
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my last day in town.
I’d already shipped most of my stuff to the
new city.
I had a couple of small suitcases left, and I
decided to take them with me.
Ever since I posted that “Official” post on
social media,
Mason had been calling non–stop.
I blacklisted him, so he called from other
numbers.
I was starting to think about getting a new
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number.
Then I accidentally answered the phone, and
Mason started yelling.
“Sarah, what the hell is going on?”
“Are you trying to make me look like an
idiot?!”
“Sarah, why didn’t I ever realize you were
capable of this?”
I tried to stay calm.
Ever since I woke up and got over Mason,
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I realized he had no redeeming qualities.
“Mason, I almost never lose it like this, but
you’re making me sick.”
“So you can play around with Jessica, but I
can’t even have dinner with a friend? Am I
your pet? Or did the Mason family buy me?”
“Mason, why don’t you ask your parents? We broke off the engagement a long time ago.
I’m single, and you and I have nothing to do
with each other!”
“Your love life with Jessica is none of my
business!”
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Mason sounded like he couldn’t believe what
he was hearing. “You… what? The
engagement is off?”
“No, I don’t agree!”
Mason sounded so shaken up that I was
stunned for a second.
Then I snapped out of it.
“Who cares what you agree with? We never
even had an engagement party, and you’ve
never told anyone that I was your fiancee.
You’re always out with Jessica, everyone
knows that you two are a thing.“.
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“Seriously, what you think doesn’t matter at
all.”
