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But this was on me I should have talked to hiht I opened up about my family There was so much more to the story than what I shared But the fear that he would hatehim I was desperate when I first moved to Nashville

My parents were gone I had no college fund I had a pocketful of waitress tips and that was it When I saw the ad for the dating agency I answered it It wasn’t supposed to last long And I wasn’t a whore

“Ready?” the driver asked

I nodded “They can open the door”

He signaled to the group outside and the door opened The flashes and screa my name mixed with boos and cheers Reporters screamed my name

The representative appeared froht this way, Miss Wilde We’ll just keep you ”

I sh a line Instead of stopping and posing for pictures or answering questions he ushered me on the other side of the paparazzi row

“Don’t I need to—”

“We’ll just keepuncoht” He pulled the earpiece on his head “Ok, looks like I can take you straight to your seat”

“But, I wanted to say hi to some people” I looked overwhisked inside as if I were late

“Inside works And it’s cooler,” he offered

I refrained fro what he had been told to do, but I felt it The judgment The pity The problem I caused for the awards They would much rather I tucked my tail and stayed ho bucket of cookies and cream ice cream

Instead Lexi Wilde was here to collect all her CYAs in person and reirl that underneath it all was paid to be liked

This hen I needed a ate this mine field for me Shohere it was clear to step Who I should avoid The path to safety

There hadn’t been ti Luke, and preparing for the shoith Helena I didn’t have tiers