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2021-10-08 23:00:00Elena
With a heavy heart, I almost dragged myself down the stairs as I made my way to the living room. The sun had risen, meaning there was no running away.
“What the…”
I stopped for a second after hearing multiple voices in the living room and wondered what was going on. What were Victoria and her dad doing here?
Full of curiosity, I hid behind the wall so I could eavesdrop on the conversation. “So she sent him an email without knowing it was him.” I heard my dad’s voice. “She didn’t do it on purpose?”
Anger took over as I realized Victoria had been telling my entire household my business without my knowledge. Maybe it was for the best, I mean—at least I didn’t have to say to him myself.
“So this is what you’ve been doing instead of working?” Cyrus Schmidt spoke in his unfriendly tone. “Daring someone as mentally uns
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Elena“Please, sit.”Nervously, I fumbled the keys in my hands and followed Marvin’s instructions as I sat down on a chair near the hospital bed. I took a deep breath and raised my head to look at him. Marvin had a gentle smile on his face, and by the looks of it, he seemed to be doing just fine.He wasn’t afraid of eye contact and stared at me as if I was obligated to lead the conversation.What would you say to someone who had taken a bullet for you?What was there to say?I was able to talk to Panther, so why wasn’t I able to talk to Marvin?There were so many names to call him, but there was only one strange thing about this situation. I wasn’t scared.The fear came from not knowing what he would say, but I wasn’t afraid of him. If anything, I felt at ease. “So.” I began. “I’m sorry about Anya&mdas
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