The Story Of Us by Zarin Madiyha EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Zarin Madiyha
- Language: English
- Genre: contemporary romance
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VIOLET
PRESENT
“THIS IS THE LAST ONE,” I tell Mum as we drop the heavy box we’re
balancing between us onto my desk. It’s filled with books, and I
deliberately left it for last, knowing that both of us would need to carry it.
“Are you even going to have time to read all of these?”
“I like having options,” I say with a shrug as I begin opening the box
and taking books out, but my mum places her hand over mine to stop me.
“You can unpack them when I leave. Sit down, let’s talk for a bit.” Her
gentle tone makes me instantly realise what she wants to talk about, but I
don’t want to yet.
Somehow, on the multiple trips back and forth from the car to my room,
I’ve managed to avoid seeing him, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t thought
about him. As soon as we pulled up to school, he was the first thing on my
mind, and a small part of me wanted to catch a glimpse to see if he looked
as worn down as I felt. Now it feels like if I talk about him with my mum,
just mentioning his name will have him appearing in front of me, and I’m
not ready to face him yet.
“Mum, it’s fine. I’m over it now.”
She gives me a stern look, and I sigh before pulling out the chair under
my desk and taking a seat. Mum perches on the edge of the bed that she’s
just made up for me. Even though I’m old enough to do it myself now, it’s
the same routine every time she drops me off at school as she helps to set up
my bed and organise my clothes and toiletries. Coates lets students keep the
same room for all seven years, so most of my stuff stays here over the
summer, but Mum still insists on tidying it all whenever she comes to visit,
especially on the first day back.
“You know it’s okay if you’re not fine. You don’t have to pretend with
me.” She reaches over to take my hand, stroking her thumb across the back
as she continues in a soft voice. “Your first heartbreak stays with you for a
long time, and it’s only been a few months for you.”
“I’m not heartbroken,” I scoff. Maybe if I say it out loud, I’ll start to
believe it myself because there’s no other explanation for the way it feels
like my chest has been hollowed out since July.
“The lack of ice cream in my freezer over the summer proves
otherwise.”
“We had a heatwave!”
She ignores the glare I give her, and I ignore the way she rolls her eyes
at me. I hadn’t even told her when I started dating him, so I wasn’t planning
on telling her that we had broken up, either. She even had to come and pick
me up a week before the year officially ended because I told her I was sick
and wanted to come home.
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