Mr. Fake-Mute's Love Game Ended When I Stopped Playing the Fool novel Chapter 111

Harry wore the cufflinks I gave him–his idea of showing he cared

He checked his watch. 5:10 PM.

He glanced toward the cemetery entrance. Still no sign of me.

He frowned but kept waiting, pulling out his phone to text Bianca.

He’d completely forgotten he was supposed to be visiting my mother’s grave. Forgotten that Bianca’s family destroyed her

He knew I was always on time.

lut even after half an hour passed, he didn’t wonder if something had happened to me. Didn’t think maybe I was in trouble

f the company didn’t need me, Harry probably wouldn’t have bothered showing up at all.

round six, the rain started. Thunder rolled across the sky.

hat’s when Harry finally thought about me.

le tried calling. No signal.

le threw the flowers he’d brought onto the ground and fired off a text instead.

larry. Are you seriously doing this to me right now?

larry. I’ve been standing here for an hour!

larry: You KNOW my leg can’t get wet!

he message went through. The call didn’t.

ot that it mattered. I’d snapped that SIM card in half hours ago.

here was still thirty bucks of credit on it, so the texts delivered. But I’d never see them.

ne hour and Harry was already losing it?

1 spent years waiting for him. Hour after hour. I’d lost count.

arry wasn’t a patient man. At least not with me.

fter venting, he ran through the rain to his car.

nce he got signal back, he tried calling again.

he automated voice cut him off before he could yell

We’re sorry. The number you have dialed is not in service

irst time I’d ever ignored his calls.

ut instead of worrying, he convinced himself I was just jealous. Playing games to get his attention.

! he actually loved me, his first reaction wouldn’t have been anger. It would’ve been panic.

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