- 5.
Back home, I took a hot shower, only to find my phone blowing up with notifications, I was trending.
Everyone was speculating about my birthday surprise for Julian. The previous year, I’d filled the city with camellias, his favorite flower. It had caused quite a stir, and my social media following had grown. My grand gestures for Julian were infamous. People shipped us.
My followers were tagging Julian’s account. He never posted, but he had a massive following. He only followed one person: me. He didn’t use social media, but he watched my every post.
I scrolled through the
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I scrolled through the comments:
“Julian, spill the tea! What did Chelsea get
you this year?”
“Julian must have saved a galaxy in his past
life. A fiancée as beautiful and devoted as
Chelsea, treating you like a king. So jealous!”
“Julian, what sleeping position do I need to
dream of being with Chelsea?
#KillJulianStealChelsea”
I chuckled and replied to the top comment.
“No birthday surprise this year,” I typed. “Julian and I have ended our engagement.”
The words were simple, but they ignited a
firestorm.
く
My phone buzzed with incoming messages.
Normally, I would have responded to
everyone, smoothing things over.
But I switched off my phone and went to b
I had a battle to fight in the morning.
As I drifted off, rain lashed against the
windows.
I suddenly remembered Seth.
