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AURORA

My temper got me into this mess called life in the first place, but it seemed like I would never learn the lesson—even in the hardest of ways. After the fight, Marco wouldn't so much so look at me, and I was left to grovel on my own.

I felt sorry—truly—except I didn't know how to express in words and actions to show him. So when Sammy called me over to hang out, I was both relieved and worried.

Worried because I didn't know how things were going to pan out for both of us, now that the Pandora's Box lay wide open. But Sammy turned out to be the crazy woman I have always known her to be and completely laughed it out.

Instead, she wanted to plan our marriage, the name of the kids, and the university they would go to. And if it was up to her, she'd probably fix their marriage as well.

But when I narrated the new twists in the fairytale she was weaving for me, she burst out laughing again. I looked at her crossly and pursed my lips firmly until she had her fun.

"Are you done?" I ask