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2025-01-22 05:11:57Katy's Point of View.
Charmaine stared at him for a while, obviously loss for words. When she realized they were not alone and that Adelaide and I were being entertained by the mini 'Romeo and Juliet's they were putting up, she diverted her gaze back to me. She cleared her throat. And then to Adelaide. Jackson wasn't embarrassed. No, he seemed at ease. Maybe he'd been dying to say that to her and then he finally did and he was at peace with it.
"I guess it's your turn again, Adelaide." She said, her voice was squeaky. I smiled. From the way she was behaving, it was obvious that he was not alone in how he felt.
"Um... Um... Well, I don't really talk to my mom now. We're kinda in a bad place now but every night or sometimes in the after
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