Chapter 11 Dashiell's Side Story: never imagined in my wildest dreams that Aurelia would actually break up with me. hat night in bed, she was acting all clingy and desperate, face flushed as she asked if I loved her. was honestly over it. ove, don't love-we were already sleeping together. What was there to talk about? But I didn't expect her to go cold and push me away just because I wouldn't say I loved her. was all worked up with nowhere to go, so I got pissed too and we started fighting. don't even remember what we fought about. just remember Aurelia getting really angry at the end, slapping me, and telling me to get lost. ine. I left without looking back. Because I knew better than anyone how much she loved me. Within three days max, Aurelia would definitely come crawling back to nake up. went on with my life like nothing happened. But then something unexpected happened-at a work happy hour that night, I ran into my high school crush. couldn't control my racing heart. spent the entire night reminiscing with Thalia. ooking at her soft, gentle face, my heart felt like it was melting. o I made a decision. f Aurelia told me to get lost, then we might as well break up for real. stayed up all night thinking about every fight Aurelia and I had ever had, mentally noting all my flaws and telling myself never to how those sides to Thalia-girls really care about that stuff. uckily, everything went smoothly. Thalia said yes when I confessed. Dating Thalia, I started seeing she was completely unhinged. he was obsessive about relationships in a way that wasn't normal-psycho-level clingy. At first I could handle it, but the constant questioning and drama gradually wore me down until I was completely exhausted. During those late nights, I started missing Aurella. But Thalia and I hadn't taken the final step yet, and I'd put in too much work to quit now. 16:24 22.19 of Du Chapter 11 I knew exactly how much Aurelia loved me. So I decided to wait a little longer. Once I got what I wanted and satisfied my teenage fantasies, I'd make up with Aurelia. If things went well, we could get married right away. The one thing I never considered was that Aurelia might actually stop loving me. After leaving her house, I didn't sleep all night. I hit the bar to get completely wasted. Unlike last time, this wasn't an act-I was genuinely drunk off my ass. In my haze, I saw Aurelia come to pick me up-just like old times. She responded to me just as warmly as before. We stayed up until dawn before finally falling asleep. But when I woke up, I realized the person next to me was Thalia. She looked at me shyly, calling my name and saying, "Let's get married." All the fight went out of me. My heart felt like it was drowning in seawater-completely suffocated. I wanted to just get rid of her and be done with it. But I had no idea Thalia was completely psychotic! She had recorded videos and taken photos. After blurring out her own face, she sent everything to my company and my family. Overnight, I was screwed. But it wasn't over. Thalia demanded the most expensive wedding dress, the best hotel, the biggest diamond ring. At the slightest disagreement, she'd cry and threaten to jump off a building. She'd make a huge scene every time, and soon I became "famous" throughout the city. A year passed. She'd beaten me down to nothing. But Thalia still wouldn't let up, She started obsessively demanding we have kids, wanting a luxury maternity center, a house in the best school district. Then one ordinary night, Thalia suspected I was having an affair just because I got up in the middle of the night and left the house for ten minutes. 16:24 Door Holdw Your Blogosu Minutest Thibulena Ne Dog Ineland of Dar 22.19 Chapter 11 She was back on that rooftop again. I don't know if her constant pressure had messed with my head too. When Thalia screamed at me, asking if I didn't love her, I finally snapped and shouted, "I love Aurelia Sterling!" Then I shoved her off. By the time I came to my senses, it was too late. As the police car was taking me away, my phone lit up with a message from a mutual friend of Aurelia's and mine: [Aurelia got married today.] [She looked beautiful.] Unfortunately, the photo hadn't finished downloading before they confiscated my phone. I looked out the car window and smiled bitterly: "Congratulations on your wedding." "We'll never meet again." 16:24 Dear Hubby Your Biggest Matatakot Thlakla