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Chapter 87:Family house

Author: Phoenix Finnah
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Annalise's POV

The drive to the Smith family house was swift and quiet. That was because Liam was deep in thought about what I had told him. I shouldn't have but I didn't know when it slipped my mouth as I spoke about the stress I had been facing because of him in school. Well, I think it's because we haven't spoken for a long time and I needed to tell him a lot about what had been going on in my life. I had missed him.

When we got to the family house, Liam came over to open the car for me like a gentleman,

“Ready?”

I sighed, “I don't think I can ever be”

“That was what you said when you wanted to go for the reunion but see how it turned out” he smiled at me. I wanted to be positive so I nodded, assuring myself that I was here to only visit Father and Grandma then I'll go back home.

“Ah, what's she doing here?” I heard one of the sons speak. What was his name again…? Jerry.

“Big sist,” another one smiled as he came over to meet me then pulled me into a hug before I knew it. A fr
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