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2024-11-19 16:37:28The next morning, I woke up to Willow rifling through my cupboard and choosing the clothing I would wear to our visit to the orphanage.
"Good morning, sunshine." She greeted me brightly, flinging a boldly printed floral dress onto the bed - proof that my mother had been shopping for me while I was asleep again. "Dan said he would drive us there, and it might be a good idea having Mr. Lawyer with us in case we need to sniff out potential bullshit."
I groaned, pulling the duvet over my head as I realised that I hadn't told Willow that I'd invited Rhett along. Feeling the covers yanked off me unceremoniously, I filled Willow in on the relevant details, keeping it PG13.
"Well, this is going to be fun." She rolled her eyes and waved the dress in my face until I took it.
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