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we begin in Daytona Florida at a
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restaurant so fancy the napkins are
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silk john and his wife Gwen are
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celebrating their third wedding
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anniversary the table's set with
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flickering candles crystal wine glasses
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and plates that probably cost more than
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rent john's in a sharp suit gwen's in a
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stunning dress and the atmosphere is
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pure romance they're laughing clinking
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glasses lost in their own world until
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Jon's eyes catch a familiar figure
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weaving through the tables toward them
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that figure is Peter John's best friend
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since second grade picture a guy who's
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got it all charm that could melt ice a
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bank account that makes your eyes water
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and a reputation as a ladies man that
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precedes him like a neon sign john leans
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over to Gwen his voice low and says
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"That's Peter he's my oldest friend
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crazy rich but watch out he's got away
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with women gwen confident and maybe a
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little too dazzled by shiny things just
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smirks and says "Relax John i can handle
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him." Famous last words right Peter's
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thrilled to see Jon after years apart
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they've got history decades of shared
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memories from schoolyard fights to late
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adventures but Peter's eyes keep
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drifting to Gwen and he's laying on the
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he mentions a wedding gift he sent them
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a pickup truck of all things for their
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ceremony in Singapore gwen's eyes light
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up like she's just won the lottery she's
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gushing asking about the truck clearly
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impressed by Peter's wealth jon notices
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and the air gets a little tense he's
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trying to keep the night about their
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anniversary but Peter's stealing the
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spotlight okay Radiator fam let's pause
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here have you ever been at an event
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where someone swoops in and takes over
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That's Jon right now gwen's practically
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glowing under Peter's attention and
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Jon's getting those sympathetic looks
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from other diners like "Poor guy." It's
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awkward and it's about to get worse gwen
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in her outgoing way suggests Peter stay
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at their house to catch up she's all
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"You're Jon's best friend so you're my
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friend too." And insists he try her
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home-cooked meals but Jon knows the
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truth gwen's not cooking she's ordering
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takeout from the kind of restaurants
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that charge $50 for a salad fast forward
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night jon comes home from work and the
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vibes off gwen and Peter are acting like
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old friends maybe too friendly the
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dining table's set with an impressive
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spread but the trash tells the real
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story containers from a fancy local
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spot jon's suspicions about Gwen's
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cooking are confirmed but that's the
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least of his worries gwen's materialism
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has always been a sore spot she's got a
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taste for the finer things and Jon's
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decent income and savings can't keep up
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with her spending habits he's starting
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to feel like a bystander in his own
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marriage by Wednesday things take a dark
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turn jon comes home to find Gwen waiting
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for him Peter right beside her she
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doesn't waste time she says "John we
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need to talk." And then boom she drops
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the bomb she's leaving him for Peter she
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wants a divorce and she wants it fast
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she's already planned to marry Peter and
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she's not giving up her home or half her
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savings she even accuses Jon of being
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unfaithful which is rich coming from her
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hold up Radiator crew can you even
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process this Your wife and your best
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friend teaming up to break your
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heart jon's floored but he's not going
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down quietly he tells Gwen he'll fight
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her every step of the way gwen cool as
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ice demands he let her walk away with
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her money and no fuss jon keeping his
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composure just asks "Where do I sign?"
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But there's a glint in his eye that says
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he's not as defeated as he seems jon's
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not broken though he's
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plotting months later he's back at that
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same fancy restaurant now a single man
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and who's there Peter sitting alone at a
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twoerson table jon joins him and the
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truth comes out this whole thing was a
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setup jon knew Gwen's materialism was
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dragging him into financial ruin he
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enlisted Peter whose wealth and charm
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were the perfect bait to lure Gwen into
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demanding a divorce peter played his
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part flawlessly even staging a fake
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engagement to seal the deal peter's no
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saint but he's got Jon's back he caught
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Gwen cheating with her trainer on video
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giving Jon the leverage he needed to end
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the marriage without losing everything
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peter called off the fake engagement
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leaving Gwen high and dry jon's free his
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finances are safe and Peter's grinning
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saying Jon owes him dinner for saving
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him from alimony hell what a twist
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radiator fans what do you think Was
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Jon's plan genius or shady Drop your
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thoughts in the comments and let's keep
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this story rolling our second story is
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darker radiator fam so buckle up meet
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Frank Grimes and his wife Peggy they've
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been married for 20 years raised two
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kids Mike and Emma and from the outside
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they're the perfect family but when
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Frank drops Emma off at university he
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comes home to a discovery that flips his
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world upside down frank walks in and
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spots the suitcases a note and Peggy's
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wedding rings on the table the notes a
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gut punch peggy's leaving him for her
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lover Tom her best friend's husband she
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writes "We've grown apart don't try to
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find me." Frank picks up the note reads
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it and smiles why Because he's known
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about Peggy's affairs for 12 years
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peggy's been unfaithful with a string of
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men but Tom's different she's in love
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ready to leave Frank for good
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frank calm as ever holds up the note and
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thanks her for making things
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easier then he drops a bombshell he's
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got surveillance videos of Peggy's
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affairs including one of her with Tom in
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their own bed peggy's stunned but
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Frank's just getting started radiator
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fans this is next level frank's been
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playing a long game keeping tabs on
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Peggy's every move he reveals he handled
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her lovers to keep the family stable for
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how Well let's just say Frank's
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childhood friend George has ties to the
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Gambini family you know the kind who
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don't mess around frank and George's
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friendship lasted through college and
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beyond george's mother was a Gambini
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part of a family with let's say
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questionable business dealings she
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wanted George to stay clean so he went
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to a regular high school and studied
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business and law but after college
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George joined the family business and
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Frank now running an investment firm
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started managing their money it brought
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respectability to the Gambinis and a
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fortune to Frank and when Frank needed a
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favor George was ready to deliver frank
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tells Peggy her lovers are gone for good
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and she's horrified tears streaming as
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she realizes she might be to blame but
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Frank's not done he's been feeding their
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dog Fifi meat labeled for dogs only from
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the freezer meat from Peggy's lovers and
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those steaks Peggy raved about at
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dinner yeah those weren't from the
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butcher peggy's literally sick vomiting
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as the truth hits this is where it gets
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chilling radiator fam Frank's had enough
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he calls in George's men who take Peggy
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to meet Tom at the bottom of a quarry 10
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miles out of town frank's free Peggy's
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gone and he's got her note as proof she
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left him for another man is Frank a
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mastermind or a monster Let me know in
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the comments because this story's got me
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shook our final story is a slow burn
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radiator fam full of hope heartbreak and
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a tragic fall meet Jake an 18-year-old
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working at McDonald's and his girlfriend
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Sarah a vibrant cheerleader with dreams
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stardom sarah's got beauty talent and a
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lifelong passion for acting honed
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through school plays and cheerleading
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routines jake's not sure about his own
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path but he's all in on supporting
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dreams then one day everything changes
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sarah's landed a small role in a
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blockbuster film just two lines but it's
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her ticket to the big leagues she's
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filming in Saint Vincent and the
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Grenardines and a mysterious sponsor
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even buys Jake a ticket to join her
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they're swept into a world of luxury a
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stunning hotel beach parties and brushes
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with celebrities for 4 days it's a dream
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come true sarah shooting her scenes Jake
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soaking up the sun and the glamour back
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in Pennsylvania the Hollywood glow
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sarah's convinced their future is in Los
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Angeles and she's got $15 and $300 from
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her role to make it happen they pack up
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rent a modest LA apartment and dive into
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the dream sarah's up early everyday
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hitting auditions chasing that big break
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jake takes a job at a fast food joint to
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keep them afloat but LA's ruthless and
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the roles Sarah lands are small ads for
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local businesses nothing like the
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blockbuster she dreamed of radiator fam
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have you ever chased a dream that felt
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reach That's Sarah right now her savings
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are dwindling and the constant
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rejections are wearing her
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down jake's working double shifts but he
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sees the light fading in Sarah's eyes
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she's still beautiful but in LA beauty's
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a dime a dozen then one day Jake finds
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$1,500 in her purse she says it's from a
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photo shoot at a photographer's mansion
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but she's cy and Jake's gut says
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something's off jake's paranoid so he
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follows her one night to a club she's in
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the VIP section laughing sipping drinks
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belongs he feels foolish for doubting
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her thinking it's just an uber black
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dropping her off but Sarah's changing
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secretive losing weight snapping at Jake
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then apologizing she's sleeping too much
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eating too little and Jake's worried
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sick this is where it breaks radiator
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fam jake catches Sarah using drugs in
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their bathroom a stash spilling across
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the floor she's panicked sobbing
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promising to get help she checks into
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rehab the next day and Jake's holding on
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to hope when she returns she's
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revitalized full of determination to
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chase her dreams again jake's birthday
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is coming up and they've got a tradition
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of going all out for each other he's
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hopeful things are turning around jake
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thinks it's a birthday surprise maybe a
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screen test or a gift he pops it into
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the DVD player heart racing with
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excitement but what he sees shatters him
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it's Sarah in an adult film intimate
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with another man he confronts her and
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she breaks down admitting it's been
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going on for over a year even during
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she can't even count how many times the
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lines blurred by frequency and
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desperation jake's done radiator
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fam he cuts contact and moves back to
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Pennsylvania pouring his savings into
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opening a Planet Fitness gym it's a
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fresh start and the gym thrives but he
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hears rumors about Sarah she's fallen
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into drugs and street-based solicitation
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jake investigates and finds her a shell
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of the vibrant girl he loved two years
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later he gets devastating news sarah
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died of an overdose while with a client
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jake's overcome with grief and guilt
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wondering if he could have saved her his
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gym's a success but the pain
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lingers radiator fam this one's heavy
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jake and Sarah had dreams but Hollywood
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chewed them up should Jake have stayed
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to help her or was leaving his only
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choice Share your thoughts below wow
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Radiator fans what a journey these
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stories Jon's cunning plan Frank's
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chilling revenge Jake's heartbreaking
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loss show how betrayal can come from
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most but they also remind us of the
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strength to rebuild to move forward even
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when it hurts which story hit you
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