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2023-09-20 06:02:33Ginevra
As I come back home, I find the house nearly empty.
Nearly.
As I scan the rooms, I find a family member hanging around silently. My brother is standing in one of the sitting rooms staring into a book. I knock softly on the frame of the door, and he looks up with a frown. My chest squeezes as I smile at him.
“Everything alright? You have been a bit quiet in the last few days.”
He sighs and lowers his gaze back into the book.
“Just a lot on my mind.”
“I heard about Emily. Sorry about that.”
He scoffs without sparing me a glance.
“Yeah, what a loss.”
As he remains silent and the situation is getting increasingly awkward, I take a step forward while playing with my fingers.
“Did Nana give you an earful because of that?”
He nods his head, still looking into the book.
No way, he is actually reading
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