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CLAIRE

I blinked twice before I forced my eyes to open. My head hurt a little, and I guessed it was because I barely had any sleep the previous day. After Nathaniel asked me to go inside the house, I waited for Alex to be done with his discussion but it seemed that whoever was on the phone with him had something very important to say, so the discussion took long. I had to return to my room to wait for him, and that was when I slept off.

I shot up from the bed, knowing that I had to ask Alex what happened after Nathaniel came in. I was half expecting a scream from both parties from the arguments they were supposed to have. But neither of them said anything at all. Or maybe I just slept too deeply, and I didn't realize when the show was going on.

I got ready for the day and went out of my room when I was done with all that was necessary. As luck would have it, I saw both Alex and Luna Lisa at the dining table, breakfast already served in front of them. Wordlessly, I went to an empty ch