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123 | blood in the water.
CAMERON'S P.O.V
The rain played an orchestra of beats against the cemented roads surrounding the mansion. Shayla had been right, the rain here wasn't sweet or melodic, instead it had been just the relentless and gut wrenching rhapsody I had wished to observe, sending chills down my spine. Bryan had told me that this rainfall was relatively better than that of the other days. I had smiled.
The only thing that was so goddamn awful about this weather was the humidity. Literally every day was a very, surely bad hair day for me, leading me to tie up my curls (which were turning frizzy) into a man bun. Shayla had grinned, trailed a finger down my jaw, kissed me on the cheek, and whispered,<
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A Handful Of Stars 126 | uncertain about the future.
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A Handful Of Stars 127 | falling in love all over again.
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A Handful Of Stars 128 | the proposal.
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A Handful Of Stars 129 | breaking the news.
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A Handful Of Stars 131 | another proposal incoming.
CAMERON'S P.O.VI didn't know if being scrutinized and shamed on the internet affected Shayla — she never really seemed to take their comments to heart — but I always fell prey to their cruelty. It was like I was stuck in a loop now — I will have something big happen in my life that changed the trajectory of my entire existence, I either announce or confirm it officially, and then bam! majority of my fan-base took it upon themselves to tear apart the other person included in the event with me, and then tear them apart to shreds until there was nothing left to see.While Shayla didn't pay two shits to the filthy stuff the cruel people said about her online, I read them, always, and felt so sick that I had to stop and take a retreat to the bathroom to throw up. How could such people swear to love me and then tear apart the love of my life? Did they not know that in doing so, they were tearing me apart as well? And most of all, why were people so cruel?It had been over a week since I ha
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