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I never was

Sing hard, she turned away, instinctively hiding the pain his words caused her She’d been prepared to be by his side if he needed her He apparently didn’t, because he didn’t need anyone digging into her past Because he hat, asha associated with her?

The worst part was that he didn’t even know the half of what she’d had to do to survive Had no clue she had to sleep in her car or eat every e scholarships, until she finally got one

You name it, she’d done it

And she’d do it all over again to get where she was today

Well, maybe not exactly where she was

But in her career, with her small aparthbor was taking care of for her All of it was hers, fair and square

She’d fought for it

And she’d won

There was no shame in that

They circled around the building in silence, and she purposely avoided looking at his by his rejection, and his refusal to be seen with her publicly, he didn’t need to know that He had enough to worry about already But it only drove hoth and not to believe his soft pros When push ca in a car, or an airport, and he’d walk away

Again

When they stopped, the door opened and Leo slid out of the seat, releasing his hold on her instantly The second he stepped outside the car and shut the door behind hi her from view, flashes burst, and reporters shouted questions He didn’t look back, just went into the hospital, his head lowered and his steps hurried

And it felt like he took a piece of her with him

The driver stepped on the gas, and within seconds, they were gone Her throat ached, and her eyes burned, but no tears fell The ride to the palace was short, and by the ti her nails, nervously awaiting news of Leo’s father, despite her inner turmoil She hadn’t seen hiood