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Chapter 18- The Party (Part 2)

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Maya pulled Azlan to the side, still trying to process the new information.
"Wait, why do you want to break up with Mary-Anne?"

"I don't want to", said Azlan.
"Look, I'm a handful, ok? I'll only be weighing her down."

"Azlan, what are you talking about?"

"I'm an embarrassment, Maya! She always looks away from me whenever I lose my balance in public. She never wants to watch movies with subtitles. And back at mine, I-I saw this sad look on Aunt Nora's face. Maya I can't deal with her looking sad whenever Mary-Anne is around."

Maya remained silent for a painfully long moment. She knew what she wanted to say, but she wanted to make sure it wouldn't cause Azlan any pain.
"None of this is your fault.
I...I think there's been a communication breakdown.
Talk to her.
Tell her how you really feel."

Azlan nodded.
"I'll go and talk to her later. Thanks, Maya."

Before Maya could respond, a pair of hands grabbed Azlan and pushed her into the store cupboard.
"What the-Quinn?"

Quinn nodded.
"I overhead you and Maya. You listen to me, ok? If she can't put in the effort to embrace a small part of what makes you who you are, then she isn't worth the time or the effort.
Dump her a**, Azzy."

"But... I really like her."

Quinn's face softened.
"You can like someone but choose yourself over them."

"I don't get it."

Quinn sighed.
"Ok, quick story time.  There was a girl who really liked someone else. And I mean really liked them. She'd always be around this person, desperate to be with them as often as they could. It was good for a while. Until one day, the girl found out that they found someone else."

Azlan frowned. "Oh no."

"Yeah. In that moment, the girl realised that she had to put herself first. She didn't do it for herself though. She did it for the person she loved. Because she knew it'd tear them apart if they knew how much she was hurting. How much she was hiding. So you see, you can care about Mary-Anne... but if she isn't caring about you in the same way, you need to put yourself first."

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Yukishiro spotted Bennett standing on his own in a corner. He downed his cup of Fanta and strided over to him. "Bennett! Hey!"

Bennett just nodded his head at him.

"So, are you having fun?", asked Yukishiro.

"Yeah. This place is a barrell of laughs", he replied, the sarcasm in his tone almost palpable.

"Do you want to dance?"

"Sorry, is there a reason you came over?", questioned Bennett.

"Uh... I don't know what you're going through. But I know what it's like to feel... a bit cráppy. Quinn and Azlan helped me feel less cráppy", replied Yukishiro.