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Chapter 48

Author: Six Cats
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Ava’s POV

The next day, everything felt… off.

I had spent the whole night replaying the conversation with Daniel over and over in my mind, trying to understand where things had gone wrong. Had I said something that set him off? Or was it something deeper, something I hadn’t noticed?

I had calmed down since our argument, but the silence between us was deafening. I knew we needed to talk, but I didn’t know how to bridge the gap that had suddenly appeared between us.

When I sat down at my desk, I grabbed my phone and stared at it for a moment, my thumb hovering over his name in my contacts.

Should I text him?

I exhaled, feeling a knot in my stomach. Maybe a simple message could ease the tension, at least a little. I typed quickly, hoping my words wouldn’t come off as too desperate.

Ava: Hey, I’ve been thinking about last night. I’m really sorry for what happened. I don’t want us to be like this.

I hit send before I could second-guess myself.

But when the reply came, it was colder than I
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