Sarah was worried about me.
“What are you even saying? To my friend?”
Chad put his fist into the wall and asked
Sarah why she even cared!
Mark jumped in. “I’m hearing about revenge
and brides!”
Chad screamed back.
“How can you even trust him? He is just your
cheerleader and nothing else!”
It was quiet in the room.
Mark laughed.
“It’s a good thing she did. It shows Blake
what Sarah meant to you.”
That set everything off.
Sarah was not even listening to them.
I heard my dad yelling.
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“What is wrong with you, Chad? She’s not
happy anymore.”
Sarah held my hand firmly.
- 13.
“I am sorry for what I did, Blake. I am calling
this off.”
Chad fell to the floor.
He was trying to hold onto her.
“I know I messed up. But what about the
baby?”
Sarah said two words.
“Terminate.”
She left. Chad followed, like he was trying to
escape.
I went back to my chat with Chad.
How could you tell what the truth was
anymore?
There was this thread online that blew up. It
was about some rich guy sponsoring a kid
and the kid deciding to marry into their
family.
It needs to be like an even balance.
Get on the right track, then find love.
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You can’t learn.
You can’t take shortcuts like Chad did and
expect that it will lead to a long–lasting
relationship.
He was just a guy who was jealous of me.
He got to marry Sarah!
I took every step of my life. It took a while,
but I went through it with integrity.
He thought he was winning.
And he wanted the rest of the world to look
up to him.
He was trying to make Sarah his last hope.
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And a trophy.
So he chose that route.
Failure and success is up to Him.
…
I met up with Sarah again and asked her for
the ring.
She said my name in a soft voice.
“Blake, I really miss you!”
“What are you here for?”
She grabbed my hand.
“Blake, can you please forgive me?”
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I pulled away, turning to the window.
“Everything ends eventually.
“How could that even be? To be with Chad?”
“No! I’m not going to let that happen!” Sarah
cut me off.
- 14.
“It’s the first time I got to see what he really
was. He wanted to pick on me. He was having
an affair with the wrong girl. You changed it
all. You did not have to worry.”
“Blake, she was not thinking! You had every
right to stop her. You and she were always
together!”
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I closed my eyes.
If she didn’t open up the door to bad people,
Chad would never have hurt you.
Women think you have to tear down what’s
there! To keep the people in your life happy.
Sarah was not even listening to them. It was
like she did not know what the heck to say.
She looked over.
“Can I stay here to prove myself? I will stay
here with you always, so you do not worry.”
She pulled her phone out.
I shook my head in the affirmative.
