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Chapter 54

Billie: I looked inside and saw that all the lights were on.There seemed to be some people in the house because I heard them sing Happy Birthday.I didn't know exactly what I was going to do.At first, I thought about ringing the doorbell, but I was too scared that her boyfriend would open the door.That was the last one I wanted to talk to.So I decided to go through the backyard and look for Adie, so I could speak to her alone.The garden was beautifully decorated with lavender and balloons. *He really tried to impress her* I thought to myself.She would definitely like that, I was pleasantly surprised.When I looked through the back entrance, I saw her... Adie & and this man stood in the middle.She was blowing out the candles and everyone was clapping.For a second I lost myself and sank into my gaze. *She was so beautiful* I thought in love.At that moment I noticed how my gaze met his.He stared at me pissed off.Adie noticed his gaze and followed it.Everyone in the house did the same.I stood there frozen, with my present and a bouquet of lavender that I had plucked from the garden. "What the hell is he doing here?" yelled Adie's dad furiously when he saw me.Her mum tried to calm him down.I paid him no heed.The only thing that interested me was Adie... She looked at me.But I didn't know what she was feeling.She seemed amazed, somehow happy, but also slightly panicked.She probably knew this was going to escalate.I didn't notice my feet approaching her.It was only when a hand touched my chest and held me back that I saw that Charlie was standing right in front of me.

Adie: I was frozen when I saw him standing there. It touched me that he had come... it was a mixed feeling. One part of me was happy. This part had been longing for an answer from him for 2 weeks. The other part was angry and sad. *What exactly was he doing here after 10 years?* I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't notice that a verbal argument had broken out. Billie & Charlie yelled at each other. "Get out!!" Charlie shoutet. "I just want to talk to her," replied Billie grimly. Both were like barking dogs attacking each other. I felt flattered... the only two men I ever loved were fighting for me...