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Chapter 274: The Sky
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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Hey, I’m back! And I’ve got news for you!” Lila called out, walking in through the back door from the yard.
She wasn’t expecting an answer back, and shut the door with a loud slam, shifting her shopping bags around to free up one hand completely to lock the door, the plastic of the bags cutting into the skin of her inner elbows.
“It’s good to see you back,” a voice echoed out from behind her.
Lila jumped in surprise and brought a hand up to her chest.
“Emmet! Don’t do that!” she exclaimed, breathing heavily as she turned back to lock the door,” Were you just stood there waiting for me?”
“Yes. You don’t have many things to do here. There’s only work documents to read and nothing here for anything to think that you have hobbies. You also locked the yard door, so we couldn’t go out into the garden, and I couldn’t find a way to get up to the roof either,” Emmet explained to her, waving his arms about in what looked to be a way for him to look les
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