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Julian's mother looked at me one last time. "Maya, if you don't want to end the engagement, I can..." I shook my head. "I am never going to love Julian again." "Let's end the engagement." Julian was furious on the drive back. He said, "Who are you trying to fool by leaving that bruise on your face uncovered?" I looked in the mirror. My cheek was swollen. I couldn't remember who hit me. But my journal said: Don't trust them. I went to the coffee shop. Olivia ordered five hundred drinks. Julian watched. He told his assistant to oversee the pickup. He mocked me. "I really underestimated you. You're quite the actress." I worked until my hands went numb. Until my vision went dark. My manager gave me an extra hundred d0l...lars. I thought it would be enough for college. Mom slapped me when I got home. Dad kicked me. Olivia mouthed one word from the shadows. "Bi*..ch." I opened my journal. Item one: Never love Julian again. Item two: Save for college. Item three: Call off engagement. Item four: Leave. I'm crossing them out one by one. Because I'm not just leaving. I'm never coming back. After high school graduation, I was diagnosed with progressive amnesia. Little by little, I was going to forget everyone—even myself. When I got home, Mom and Dad placed the stock transfer papers that should have gone to me in front of Olivia Bennett, the daughter they had raised as their own. "Maya, you're the older one. You need to be more understanding with Olivia. Stop picking on her all the time. We're tired of even looking at you." I nodded, went back to my room, and cried all night. But when I woke up the next morning, I couldn't remember why my pillow was wet. That afternoon, I saw my fiancé, Julian Sterling. He was wiping the tears from Olivia's face as he glared at me with open disgust. "Maya Bennett, I was only showing Olivia a little affection. Did you really have to make such a fuss about ending our engagement a few days ago? What the he11 is wrong with you?" His words made me
