" Bitter Truth ".

27. Not an option

" yup, I got it...." I replied folding my laundry as I was on a face time with Hannah while she was getting her dress fitted for her next fashion show.

" fine...fine..so are you coming to Zach's wedding ..." she asked hesitantly.

I sighed, sitting on the couch. My thoughts went back to a year when zach called me in the middle of the night saying Cassie asked him to choose between me and her, the minute I heard the statement I knew what he was going to choose " it's ok " I muttered cutting the call.

"I don't know " I replied. " even Eddie is pissed at me...so pissed that he went away for a week to his parent's place," I sighed.

"Parents place.....but he hates them " she responded holding her hair up, while her assistant pulled up the zipper.

" I know he's that mad at me...." I said eating chocolate chip ice cream right from the tub. " bold " I commented looking at the grey plunging neckline shimmer dress.

" yeah...." she said turning around and looking at herself in the mirror "let's try the yellow bell sleeves one" she instructed her assistant.

" Why are you going then?" she asked, eating from her salad bowl.

" It's Charlie...he keeps insisting I come, if I wouldn't go...he won't go " I replied so annoyed with this entire situation.

" by the way...zach and Cassie's wedding is one of the biggest events in the industry.

" whatever.....I don't wanna go " I whined slumping on the couch.

" so your neighbor is he hot?" Hannah questioned being the usual curious.

" I don't know it's been a month since he moved in, I don't see him, just spoke to him through the door " I replied placing my one leg over the couch's backrest.

" hazel!" my mother's furious voice yelled, my eyes widened " sit up straight " she yelled. I quickly sat up straightening my back feeling it would snap any moment now.

" I want you to dress up well, no wearing any of your dollar store dresses, " she ordered while selecting a dress for Hannah. I nodded my head like a puppy.

" If you had a boyfriend, you wouldn't have gone alone....how long are you going to be this way... Lonely.." she mumbled.

I glared at Hannah for putting me through this, I gently waved her cutting the call.

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I quickly packed my bags, making sure to pack the dresses my mom sent me for the parties. Once more giving a brief check that everything was in place, I wore my black jeans along with a yellow crop top, I walked out of my apartment and immediately stopped almost falling.

My breath got heavy looking at the decapitated heads of dolls, having brown hair and brown eyes. I looked at my phone as I got a message " aren't they pretty just like you...so much resemblance " it read.

I quickly got in shutting the door, trying to calm myself down my feet getting wobbly I sat on the cold floor leaning against the door, this is not the first time since the last month I kept getting threatening messages but this was the first time he had done something like this I did not tell anyone about this, I did not want to trouble anyone and I ain't that weak I can handle stuff by myself.

I got another message my hands trembled, but it was from my Uber informing me he was here.

Gathering all my courage, I walked out like it did not affect me, in case he was watching, my feet increasing their pace every time I took another step, I quickly ran sitting in the Uber I breathed in relief.