Chapter 39: Blushes

Upon hearing the comment, a smile left my face. "Once my parents and sister arrived here, I doubt I would visit this place again anytime soon."

“I thought you hadn't told your family where you were.”

"I informed mom I was taking a break, and evidently my sister knew this place because her husband was the one who gave a contact here, so they're coming here,"

"For what reason though? Wait, did they know you and Anthony broke up?"

I felt my heart drop at the mention of the name. Even his name brought pain to my heart. Eight years was not a brief period of time, and throughout that time I did give him all of myself out of love.

I take a big breath and said, "I didn’t tell them yet”

“Oh, you poor thing. I—”

I heard a knock on the other line as Anna came to a stop.

"Yes? Come in" Anna said.

And I patiently waited while listening.

“I'm sorry Miss Anna, may I speak with you?”

The voice was not Anna's, and I'm certain that a teacher or another student visited her office for Anna to stop talkin