Mirabel leaned close to Flora and gave her a tight hug. "I am sorry, Flora, that you had to go through this because of me."
"Don't say that, Mirabel; I did not mean that you are to blame for anything," But at the back of Mirabel's mind, she thought, 'I was not the only one affected that night by Mauricio's tricks. Also, I didn't realize that Flora had been that affected by my life's decisions. At least not to that extent.'
"Mirabel, don't start blaming yourself for something you even had no control over. You were the main victim here!"
"So, what do you intend to do with Ryan?"
"I do not know, Mirabel. I do not want to hurt him or waste his time on me."
"Have you considered what will happen next after you break off the engagement between you two?"
"No."
"What of the possibility of dating him?"
"I don't know, Mirabel; I really do not know."
