“Burn those who burned me!”
<b>Chapter </b><b>81 </b>
<b><i>ra’s </i></b><b><i>POV</i></b><b>: </b>
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Two weeks had passed since ra moved to Springsten. Gloria’s father purchased a condo for the girls to live in while attending Osha for the next three years and today was the day they would move in.
As Gloria finished packing she let out a loud yelp as she stretched.
<i>“</i><i>Ughh</i><i>! </i>I’m so <i>d </i><i>I’m </i><i>finished </i><i>packing</i>. <i>I </i><i>knew </i><i>I </i><i>should </i><i>have </i><i>hired </i><i>a </i><i>packing </i>service<b><i>.</i></b><b>” </b>
ra let out a light chuckle.
“<i>That’s </i><i>just </i><izy</i>.<i>” </i>
“<i>Hey</i>! <i>That’s </i><i>not </i><izy</i><i>! </i><i>That’s </i><i>smart</i><i>!</i>”
The girls shared augh as they closed up the remaining boxes in Gloria’s room.
ra did a look around therge room to make sure nothing else was left. Satisfied, she also stretched.
<i>“</i><i>Gloria</i><i>, </i><i>don’t </i><i>take </i><i>this </i><i>the </i><i>wrong </i><i>way </i><i>but </i><i>man </i><i>you </i><i>have </i><i>a </i><i>lot </i><i>of </i><i>shit</i>!”
<i>Hahahaha</i><i>!!! </i>
Gloria let out a loudugh as she looked around her room, slight embarrassment on her
<b>face</b><b>. </b>
“I know<i>! </i><i>When </i>my dad moved us to <i>Glendale </i><i>so </i>that he <i>could </i><iplete </i><i>his </i>tenure at LexUI <i>swear </i><i>I </i><i>didn’t </i>have <i>this </i><i>much</i>!<i>” </i>
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raughed at her friend. <b>The </b>past few weeks had been <b>so </b>peaceful. Gloria’s <b>parents </b>weed her <b>to </b>their home with open
treating her like <b>one </b><b>of </b><b>their </b><b>own</b>. <b>It </b><b>was </b>the <b>first </b><b>time </b><b>since </b>her mother passed away that <b>she </b>felt the <b>joy of </b><b>parental </b><b>love</b><b>. </b><b>It </b><b>sadden </b>a little that her <b>own </b>father <b>couldn’t </b><b>show </b>that same emotion. After <b>cing </b><b>the </b>remaining <b>boxes </b><b>in </b>the foyer for the movers, Gloria’s phone rang.
<b>9:40 </b><b>Fri</b><b>, </b><b>Sep </b><b>5 </b>
Joy instantly popped on her face; it was Casey. Before he could say hello, Gloria squealed.
<i>“</i><i>Casey</i><i>!! </i>I <i>miss </i><i>you</i><i>!! Are </i><i>you </i><i>here </i><i>yet</i><i>?</i>”
ra could hear Caseyughing on the other end, she couldn’t help butugh too. Casey went on a summer vacation with his family, so they hadn’t seen each other in a few weeks. Gloria spent the entire time pouting but today he was arriving in Springsten.
<i>“</i><i>I </i><i>missed </i><i>you </i><i>too</i><i>, </i><i>and </i><i>yeah I </i><inded</i>.<i>” </i>
“<i>Why </i><i>didn’t </i><i>you </i><i>tell me</i><i>! </i><i>I </i><i>would </i><i>have </i><ie </i><i>and </i><i>got </i><i>you</i><i>!</i><i>” </i>
<i>“</i><i>It’s </i><i>okay</i><i>. </i><i>I </i><i>know </i><i>you </i><i>guys </i><i>were </i><i>moving </i><i>today</i>. <i>I’m </i><i>headed </i>to <i>my </i><i>hotel </i><i>now </i><i>and </i><i>then </i>I’ll <i>meet </i><i>you </i><i>guys</i><i>.</i>”
<i>Pouting</i><b><i>. </i></b>
<i>“</i><i>Okay</i><i>. </i>I’ll text <i>you </i><i>the </i><i>address</i>!”
“Cool<i>. </i><i>I </i><i>love </i><i>you</i><i>.</i><i>” </i>
Blushing. “<i>I </i><i>love </i><i>you </i><i>too</i><i>.</i><i>” </i>
ra smiled, she was happy her friends found each other and even more happy they found her.
Gloria’s parents walked into the foyer with boxes of donuts. Mrs. Rhinehorne had slight tears in her eyes.
“I can’t <i>believe </i><i>you </i><i>two </i>are <i>moving </i><i>into </i><i>your </i><i>own </i>apartment. Oh Gloria, I feel like it was only yesterday <i>you </i>were learning <i>how </i><i>to </i>walk.
Gloria blushed and hugged her mother.
<b>“</b>Awe, <b><i>mom</i></b>, don’t <i>cry</i><i>! </i>I’m still your <i>little </i>girl!”
<b>Wiping </b><b>the </b>tears <b>from </b>her eyes, Mrs. Rhinehorne walked over to ra.
<b>9:40 </b><b>Fri</b><b>, </b><b>Sep </b><b>5 </b>
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<i>“</i><i>And </i><i>ra</i><i>, </i><i>these </i><i>past </i><i>two </i><i>years </i><i>you’ve </i><i>been </i><i>like a </i><i>daughter </i>to us. <i>I’m </i><i>so </i>proud <b>of </b><b>you</b><b><i>!</i></b>”
ra hugged Mrs. Rhinehorne tightly, tears welding up in her eyes. She felt as if her mother’s love was seeping through Mrs. Rhinehorne.
“<i>Oh</i>, <i>momma </i><i>Whitney</i><i>, </i><i>thank </i><i>you </i>so <i>much</i><i>. </i><i>You </i><i>have </i><i>no </i><i>idea </i><i>what </i><i>that </i><i>means </i>for me to hear <i>you </i><i>say </i><i>that</i><i>.</i><i>” </i>
Gloria and her dad began to tear up. Suddenly, there was loudughter running towards them. Gloria’s twin brothers Luke and Liam came running into the foyer.
“<i>Waaiiiitttt</i>!!!!<i>” </i>
Both boys screamed as they ran with boxes in their hands.
<i>“</i><i>This </i><i>is </i><i>for </i><i>you</i><i>!</i><i>” </i>
Both boys said in unison to Gloria and ra. Opening the boxes, the girls eyes began to water. The boys made small picture frames, and each frame had pictures taken during Thanksgiving and Christmas.
ra and Gloria hugged both of the boys.
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