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i“/iiEthan/i, idear/ii, /iiwhat /iicould /iiwe /iipossibly /iido /iito /iiembarrass /iiyou/ii? /iiThis /iiis /iia /iihuge /iideal/i. iAfter /iieverything /iiwe’ve /iilearned /iiabout /iira /iiRouleau/ii, /iiwe’re /iijust /iiexcited /iito /iimeet /iiher/ii./ii” /i

My father chimed in.

i“/iiI /iiagree /iiwith /iiyour /iimother /iiEthan/i. iWe’re /iigoing /iito /iitreat /iithis /iimeeting /iilike /iiwe /iiwould /iiany /iiother /iibusiness /iimeeting/i. iThis /iiis /iia /iibusiness /iimeeting/i…iright/ii” /i

There was undertone of yfulness in my father’s words that suddenly began to annoy me. This! This is what I was afraid of. Suddenly, my brother Corely chimed in.

i“/iiI /iigotta /iiagree /iiwith /iiour /iiparents /iilittle /iibrother/ii, /iihow /iiin /iithe /iiworld /iiwould /iiwe /iiembarrass /iiyou /iiin /iifront /iof ithe /iiwoman /iimay /iipossibly /iisave /iiour /iilittle /iisister/ii?/ii” /i

Elizabeth instantly jumped in, a slight grin on her face.

“iUnless /iof icourse/ii, /iishe’s /iimore than /iithat/ii./ii” /i

Elizabeth’s eyes darted over to Owen; it became painfully clear…he’d told my family

about my possibly being in love with ra. I slowly looked at Owen, my one and only best friend; the only judas in my life. Through gritted teeth, I began to speak.

“iWhat /iiexactly /iidid /iiyou /iitell /iimy /iifamily /iiOwen/ii./i”

Feinging innocence, Owen’s eyes shot up. He looked at me as if I had three heads, pretending to be shocked, he began to speak.

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“iEthan/ii, /iibrother/ii, /iiwhat /iiare /iiyou /iitalking /iiabout/ii? /iiI /iimerely /iigave /ithe ifamily /iithe /iibasics/i. iI /ipromise, iI /iididn’t /iisay /iianything /iithat /iwasn’t itrue/ii./ii” /i

I’d known Owen long enough to know when he was lying by omission. Rolling my eyes, I knew this conversation would go nowhere, for the time being, my family chose to take Owen’s words over mine. I would just have to prove on Saturday; this was merely a mutual admiration of a fellow colleague. Suddenly, Maria began tough.

i“/iiI /iidon’t /iiknow/ii, /iicuring /iicancer /iiis /iione /iithing/ii, /iibut /iishe /iireally /iihas /icaptivated imy /iibrother’s /iiheart/i, ithen /iishe /iireally /iiis /iia /iimiracle /iiworker./ii” /i

9:36 Sat, Sep 6 G

“Burn those who burned me!”

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“No worries ire/i–ibear/ii, /iiyou’re /iigoing /ito ibe /iigreat/ii. /iiPlus/i, ime /iiand /iiCasey /iiwill /iibe /iiright /iithere /iiwith /iyou, iI /ipromise, inothing /iiis /iigoing /ito igo /iiwrong/i.”

ra’s eyes slightly watered as she looked at her friend, squeezing her hand lightly, a

wave of reassurance swept through her. As they approach the front door, they were

greeted by what looked to be the estate’s caretaker.

“iWee /ito ithe /iiTaylor /iiEstate/ii, /iimy /iiname /iiis /iiWinslow/ii, /iithe /iihead /iibutler/i. It’s ia /ipleasure ito /iifinally /iimeet /iiyou /iiall/ii, /iiplease/ii, /iiallow /iime /iito /iiescort /iiyou /ito ithe /iigrand /iiroom/ii, /iithe /iiTaylor /iifamily /iiis /i

imost /iieager /iito /iimeet /iiyou/ii./ii” /i

ra smiled brightly, looking at both her friends as they beamed with pride, she

confidently followed Winslow into the manner.

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Both Owen and I decided to stay at the Taylor estatest night. I wanted to make sure

my family was on their best behavior, a feat often hard to pull off. That night, as we all

ate dinner, I decided toy down the rules for Saturday.

“So, you iall /iiunderstand right/ii? /iiPlease /idon’t ido /iiany /iiof /iithe /iithings /iyou normally do ithat /iwould possibly embarrass ime/ii./ii” /i

Owen sat in silence, a huge grin on his face. After that Monday, he kept dropping sullen hints that I was in love with ra. But that wasn’t it, of course, I admired her, who wouldn’t…but love. Every time I would protest, he would wave me off.

“You’re just emotionally slowi, /iyou don’t understand that feeling that’s been gnawing iat /iyour piti./ii” /ifn2b01 Th? link to the orig?n of this information r?sts ?n Find1Novel/fn2b01

Now as we sat at the dinner table, I realized I had five other Owens to worry about. My mother spoke first.

9:36 Sat, Sep 6 bD/b…

The room suddenly fell inughter, shaking my head inplete disappointment… i‘/iiSo/i, ithey /iigot /iiyou /iitoo /iiMaria/ii…/iitraitor/ii./i‘

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