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Chapter 15: Dinner at Fiorelli's
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Ellie, Sam, and Meredith sat in a booth at Fiorelli's. Sam and Meredith were on one side, Ellie sitting opposite.
"So, wanna talk about it some more?" Sam asked Ellie, a question in her eyes.
Ellie shook her head. "No, there's nothing else to talk about." She gave a deep sigh. "We're going to try being friends. That's the best I can hope for."
Ellie heard her subconscious growl at her, she cringed as she realized she'd resorted to talking to herself again.
"The good news is I haven't had a panic attack in a while. My body must have realized it couldn't keep shutting down every time life got hard. Probably because life's been nothing but hard since I got here." Ellie added.
She looked over at Meredith, remembering something Meredith had said earlier.
"Sorry, Mere, I've been really selfish recently. How are you? You mentioned you knew who your mate was, but you didn't say anything about him. Is he here on campus? When's your birthd
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