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UNDER THE SPELL OF THE SWEET PILOT 36
I sat on the bed and started dialing Hayden; it was almost midnight and he still hadn't arrived."Where are you?" I asked with concern."In the kitchen," he replied.I immediately got up and left the room; it was strange that I hadn't heard the door open. When I got to the kitchen, I saw him putting a cloth on his face."What happened to you?" I asked with concern.I approached him and took the cloth off; he had a huge bruise on his cheek."I got into a fight with Carlo, but he ended up worse than me," he told me with a smile.Carefully, I pressed the cloth against his bruised face."You shouldn't have fought with him," I scolded him.Hayden pulled me towards him and kissed me on the forehead."He deserved it," he said.I looked into his eyes."What did your parents say?" I asked.Hayden shrugged."I think I don't have parents anymore. They prefer him, so they can have him," he said.I stepped away from him, placed the cloth on the counter, and crossed my arms."Stop talking like that
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In the following days, two more sponsors left, and Jona was visibly stressed, while Hayden, even though he tried to maintain a positive attitude, couldn't hide his helplessness in the situation."What if we break up?" I asked one night, as he told me about selling his apartment."Are you crazy? This is just a phase, we'll get through this soon," he replied with a smile."But all this is happening because of me, and I don't want you to hate me," I said.Hayden came closer and hugged me."I just need your support. Be my beacon, Kat, and I promise I'll reach the goal," he said.We separated, and he looked into my eyes."I just want you to be happy. I... I love you, and I couldn't bear to see you unhappy," I confessed.Hayden hugged me again and kissed my head repeatedly."Silly, I could never hate you. You're the love of my life, so get those crazy ideas out of your head," he assured.I hugged him back, feeling powerless. If only I could do something more, but I felt tied up.[...]When
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I returned to the office since Kat hadn't let me explain anything and had left; later, calmly, I would tell her what we had decided to do."Everyone is okay with reducing their salary a bit," Jona told me.I nodded. With the sale of my apartment, we could cover what was missing. If my father thought he could pressure me with money, he was sorely mistaken."What did Kat say?" Jona asked me."I couldn't catch her. By the time I got out, she was gone. But I'll talk to her later," I replied with a smile.I left the office, and Nora approached me."Are they going to be fired?" she asked.I smiled and shook my head."Everything's fine, so don't worry," I said to reassure her.She frowned, but then nodded with a smile."Why don't you just leave her?" she asked."I love her, and she loves me. So don't ask me that kind of question again. Let's get back to work now; I want to make some progress," I said.She nodded and walked with me to the car we were refurbishing for the next race.I worked f
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Grace approached me and hugged me tightly. I cried on her shoulder like a little girl; the slap on my cheek didn't hurt as much as the pain I felt in my soul."Why did you do it, Kat? You didn't deserve something like this," she said to me as she held me close.I began to sob, unable to answer, not feeling capable of speaking; the tears and the huge lump in my throat prevented it."He hates me," I managed to say.Grace pulled me away from her and looked into my eyes; then, she gently caressed my bruised cheek."He shouldn't have hit you. I know you pressured him too much, but he shouldn't have done it, and you... you shouldn't have said all those things to him. You both made mistakes," she said.I knew all too well about that, but this was the only way to keep him away from me. I just wanted him to shine because if he stayed with me, sooner or later he would hate me for not letting him reach his dreams and goals. Maybe one day he'll thank me for what I did."It's done now, and I know
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Weeks later, the sale of my apartment went through smoothly; I was determined not to accept any help from my father. I wanted to prove to him that I could handle my life independently. Jona accompanied me to sign the papers for the apartment sale, even though he didn't fully agree with my decision. Despite his reservations, he supported me."Come home; Nora would love to have you there," he suggested.I shook my head. Debbie had helped me find a place in her building, which was quite affordable, so I wouldn't have any trouble paying for it."I've got everything sorted out," I assured him.He looked at me and simply nodded."Your father is still insisting on investing," he informed me.I shook my head. I didn't want my father near me, at least not for the moment. I was still hurting from what had happened."If he invests, I'm leaving," I warned Jona."I've already told him no many times, but he keeps insisting," he commented.I nodded."My father never understands; just ignore him," I
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Opening my eyes, a dreadful headache hit me. I buried my face in the pillow and stayed like that for a couple of minutes. Yesterday, I had lost consciousness completely. I threw the pillow aside and got out of bed as best as I could. I went to the bathroom and splashed cold water on my face. I looked at myself in the mirror and grimaced; I looked really awful.The door to my apartment started ringing, and immediately my headache worsened. I walked to the door and opened it. It was Debbie with a cup in her hand."I think you need this," she said with a smile.My sense of smell awakened as I caught a whiff of freshly brewed coffee. I took the cup from her hands and took a sip."What time did you leave? And how did I end up in bed?" I asked.She entered my apartment."I practically carried you. I could've taken advantage of you, but I held back," she joked.I chuckled a bit."What time is it?" I asked.She glanced at her watch and then at me."It's eleven. I think Jona is going to kick y
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I arrived at Grace's workplace, entered her office, and sat in front of her. There were several muffins on her desk, so I grabbed one and devoured it."What's wrong with you now?" she asked, looking at me oddly.I looked at her with my best tragic expression."I went back to work with Jona," I said between chews.She rolled her eyes immediately."I'm starting to think you're a masochist," she said.I shrugged."Jona asked me, and I couldn't say no," I replied.Grace closed her eyes for a moment, then took a deep breath and looked at me."Yeah, sure, whatever you say," she said.I swallowed a gasp and started breathing slowly to calm myself; I felt like crying, I was so sentimental about all of this."Hayden is with Debbie, that sneaky bitch, how I hate her," I said.Grace took off her glasses and set them aside."You're both masochists, made for each other. You lie to him, and the other idiot gets involved with a woman he feels nothing for," she said.I crossed my arms and gave her a
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The next day I arrived at the workshop. Jona and everyone else were gathered around the new car, so I approached slowly to see what was going on."I won't drive that," Hayden said angrily.Jona turned to look at me and I just smiled at him."I warned you that if he invested, I wouldn't drive. Screw it all," he said.I wasn't understanding anything. So I looked back at Jona, but he just gave me small smiles."He's not your father," Jona told him.Hayden laughed bitterly."But it's a subsidiary, it's the same shit! And I warned you," he complained.Hayden looked at me angrily, turned around, and left."What's going on?" I asked.Nora approached me and pushed me."You screwed everything up, that's what happened," she accused me.Jona grabbed her arm and pulled her away from me."I'm sorry," he apologized.I didn't pay attention to them and went after Hayden."Can you stop?" I yelled as I ran after him.But he didn't stop, so I ran faster until I caught up with him."Go away, Kat, I don't
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