Chapter 142
\nThree Years Later, He Came Back Begging novel Chapter 142<\/p>\n
Someone knocked on the door a few times. Through the thick wood, Bonnie could only catch muffled voices, and all she could tell was that it was a woman out there.<\/p>\n
But that realization didn\u2019t make her feel any safer.<\/p>\n
Bonnie had been bullied before, thanks to Hannah\u2019s fans, and she knew girls could be just as dangerous as anyone else.<\/p>\n
She picked up her phone and pulled up the emergency number on the screen, just in case. After slipping on her shoes, she walked slowly to the door.<\/p>\n
The digital peephole showed a fuzzy, black-and-white image that looked almost creepy in the middle of the night. But when Bonnie focused, she recognized the figure standing there.<\/p>\n
A huge rush of relief flooded her and she realized her back was soaked in cold sweat.<\/p>\n
It was the girl from next door, the one in 1209. They\u2019d moved in on the same day. Whenever they bumped into each other, they\u2019d exchange a quick hello.<\/p>\n
Bonnie waited for her heartbeat to settle down before opening the door. \u201cIt\u2019s a bit late. What\u2019s going on?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought you weren\u2019t home,\u201d the girl said, looking embarrassed. \u201cI just wanted to check, are your outlets working? My lights are fine but every outlet\u2019s dead. I tried the breaker box, but I can\u2019t figure it out. The switches won\u2019t stay up at all. I didn\u2019t really want to bother the building staff this late.\u201d<\/p>\n
Not long ago, Bonnie had helped her neighbor unclog the bathroom sink. She\u2019d always seemed like she had it all together, almost like someone from another world, so the neighbor naturally came to her for help again.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s probably something with one of your appliances,\u201d Bonnie said, grabbing a cardigan and heading next door.<\/p>\n
Inside, the breaker in the fuse box had tripped. Bonnie pointed it out. \u201cYou have to press this little blue button first, then you can flip the switch back up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Once they reset it, the electricity came back on. Bonnie noticed her neighbor was trying to boil water with an electric kettle. The moment it started heating, the breaker popped again.<\/p>\n
She hated what came after a fight. The chain reactions. Arguments between elders, disapproving parents, relatives gossiping, squabbles with friends. All of that invisible stress, the problems that never actually got solved, building invisible walls between her and everyone else.<\/p>\n
It felt like being caught in a net, one that kept pulling tighter.<\/p>\n
Avoiding drama seemed like the safest option.<\/p>\n
When she was dating Lawrence, he picked up on this right away. Whenever she felt hurt or upset, she\u2019d go silent and avoid any real confrontation. Lawrence started encouraging her to face conflicts directly.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s how Bonnie learned how to argue. But only with him.<\/p>\n
When Lawrence got truly annoyed, he\u2019d blurt out with a half-laugh, \u201cBonnie, you only get this sassy with me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-810","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}