Chapter 16

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"I owe you a dance."
"Again?!" America giggles but takes Maxon's hand. I roll my eyes and walk around the food tables. Chocolate fountain? Yes, thank you! Who needs love when you have food? I crash into a blue figure.
"Oof. Watch where you're going!"
I look up and see Ashley.
"S-sorry Ashley."
"Omigosh Kriss! Bad night. Really really sorry."
"Your personality has a changed a bit, hasn't it?"
"Zeke brought it out."
"Zeke...."
I trail, not knowing who that is.
"Oh that's right! He's my husband."
I raise my eyebrows and do a mouth motion of surprise. Sure Ashley seems like someone who has commitment issues, but she's really beautiful. "Anyway, I'm going to go, I've got food waiting for me." I point to the food bar and nod. She waves and smiles, and goes running off to Tuesday. She's one heck of a social butterfly... When I first saw her she didn't really seem like
one. I return to eating my wits out, trying to mask the sadness and disappointment in my heart. I'm going to be fat, I think, but then shrug my comment off anyway because there's really nothing to look good for anymore.
3 more days until I leave Columbia...

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