Chapter 4Enjoy The Life I Escaped From
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We had two bikes. On the ride back to the site, Rose didn't even ask—she just hopped onto the back of David’s bike, her arms wrapping firmly around his waist.
David looked at me, sheepish, but he didn't pull away.
I didn't say a word. I pedaled ahead, the mountain wind whistling past my ears. I could hear them laughing behind me—low, intimate sounds.
How long had it been since I’d heard David laugh like that? In my previous life, that sound died the moment he met her. Now, I realized it hadn't died; it just wasn't for me.
When we reached the site dorms, the other engineers and locals watched them. They saw Rose clinging to him. They looked at me with pity or confusion, coughing and shaking their heads.
I just smiled and went to my room.