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“You heardanymore”

“You were never ht of you as a toy”

“Then why did you do that toYes, ould you? Why would you break my heart into a thousand pieces?

Justin flinched when she asked that Why did he? He had rehearsed this in his head The reasons were ready to be spilled out What were those again? He closed his eyes, trying to find the right words to say

“I didn’t mean to hurt you I meant it, but I didn’t mean it”

“Make up your ain, see? You h and hty “

“It’s true, o—”

“Is a hot air balloon,” she finished for hi this again in case you forgot You’re egotistical, you’re an asshole, and you don’t deserve the love and respect that you think you deserve”

That actually hurt, he thought Wo Mikaela say that stung He wasn’t prepared for that

“I know I don’t deserve to be heard anyive me a chance”

“If you begged for this a few days ago, I would have”

“I had to think!”

“And you think I didn’t have to think? I had to think for myself, I had to think about my survival I had to think about my future after you cut the contract short, all for another woman”

“I thought about your future too You couldn’t have resigned without thinking it over--”— “

“Why? You think I can’t get a job somewhere else? You think I’h without you and I can survive again without you”