Bye Bye Lovesick Puppy No Longer Chasing Your Glow, I Became My Own Sun novel Chapter 10

Chapter 10

The rest of his words were cut off by the slam of my door.

Back in the living room, I grabbed the cake Tanner had brought and hurled it into the trash with enough force to rattle the can.

Fuck his stupid peace offering.

Who wanted to third–wheel his romantic getaway with Harper anyway?

Even his pathetic attempt at damage control–trying to keep both his childhood sweetheart and his shiny new toy happy–was insulting.

[ collapsed onto the couch, my chest burning with rage and humiliation.

To avoid letting him completely destroy my sanity, I decided to take my own trip.

They say it takes 21 days to build a habit.

Maybe it only takes 21 days to break one too–including the habit of loving someone who’d never love me back.

Mom was nervous about me traveling abroad alone, but she agreed to let me stay with my aunt in Miami for a while.

Since applications were done and I had nothing left to lose, I threw some clothes in a bag and booked a red–eye to

Florida that same night.

By 10 PM, I was sitting in my aunt’s beachfront house, demolishing a seafood platter under the stars.

The ocean breeze carried the smell of grilled shrimp and salt air, washing away the toxic memories of last night. For he first time in days, I could actually breathe.

I couldn’t resist posting to Instagram–a gorgeous sunset shot with my feast spread out below, captioned “Sometimes the best company is your own?”

oy and the girls immediately started blowing up my DMs with jealous comments, already planning to crash my solo retreat.

The next morning, my cousin’s voice dragged me from the first peaceful sleep I’d had in weeks.

Bright Florida sunshine was already streaming through the windows.

“Hey, zombie. Someone’s calling for you. Had to track down our ancient landline–your ridiculously hot childhood friend.”

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