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before saying goodnight. I replied politely and tried to shake off the

e study, I found myself t

underst

and already there was something ab

that I would come home to find my uncle married to a young woman, or maybe

n, I needed to sto

dy and found Victor s

ill awake?

ou the same th

"I have wor

s opposite him. For a mom

at had been sitting in my mind since

ked up. "A

." I

"I didn't think

ew that you were getting married wa

d quickly."

ing that." I

true." He de

d. "You surpri

miled. "

for a while. "

sion softe

there was no hesitation, there was

y. "Then that'

, returning his att

other moment. Then he sa

red." I

will do that." He

faintly.

"Goodnigh

ian." He replie

e vibrated. I looked at the screen, it was a me

s I read it twice

t the lease, no more late-night calls demanding answers he didn't hav

er for a moment, It hadn't

good, and telling them to stop worrying and get some res

ket and stood there for a second,

his own. For the first time all day, my shoulders felt looser, the tension that ha

at unreadable look on my face in front of everyone, it no lon

tinued up the stairs, the weight in my chest n

as quite quiet, the only sounds I

the way she had looked at

Why was I

esides, there was no room in my

my room and

-

ng, I woke ear

etting dressed when I h

I heard Elena. I stopped for a moment and I didn't know why. I could

thing. Elena's voice was quieter than the o

rly before, I smiled without m

s ridiculous and was get

oom and wen

breakfast room, Clara l

ning." Cl

ep well?" Vi

" I replied

scrolling on her phone. S

at same strange

e, I quickly

I said to

," Elena

. Victor wasn

t something that had happened that mornin

it was how it h

ioned the phone ca

solved the i

" I r

king us out for ice-cream

ekend."

for a moment. She was definitely lis

wasn't important because she wasn't part of

daries were and I inten

se for a while. I had some business to hand

ont door, I heard f

she wasn't coming after me, she simply sto

d at each other. Neith

a small smile a

ood day,"

oo." I

d outside. The moment I ste

s happening, she just

cause the more I noticed her... the harder it became