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Chapter 68 - Matching Sets
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2024-10-29 19:42:56The movie is playing, but I’m not really watching. The images blur together, the dialogue is just a low hum in the background. My mind is racing, replaying every second of last night, every touch, every whisper. I feel like I’m on the edge of something dangerously close to falling apart.
Then, suddenly, Presley grabs the remote and pauses the movie. The screen freezes, and the room goes quiet.
“Okay, hold up,” Presley says, turning to me with a playful grin, but there’s something sharp in her eyes. “Celeste, you’re still in your regular clothes. Come on, girl, you need to change into your pajamas. This is a sleepover, not a business meeting.”
Tamrin laughs, and Sadie giggles along, but there’s a slight tension in the room that wasn’t there before. I feel everyone’s eyes on me, and my cheeks start to burn.
“I, uh… didn’t bring matching pajamas,” I mumble, shifting un
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