Chapter 17

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Past memories haunting my mind made my brain messy. After quickly washing my face with cold water in one of the bathrooms, I headed to Barbara without hesitation.

“I need to leave this place”, I said to Barbara as soon as I saw her.

“Why? I'm having fun,” she said with a frown.

That was the problem with drunken Barbara, she could never sense urgency.

“We have to leave now”, I hissed at her and observed Rob talking with Emily. I frowned.

As soon as he noticed me, Rob left her side and headed for Barbara and I.

Noticing he was headed in my direction, I abandoned Barbara and headed for the door.

Rob was unrelenting and followed me till we were both out of the building.

“What do you want for me?” I asked angrily.

“The same thing I've been asking for for days now”, he said.

“I don't have forgiveness for you please, leave me be”, I said stretching out my hand to hail a cab.

Rob raised his hand and pulled mine down.

“What's the matter with you Ari? We got here together”, he said.

“Wel