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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Kerrick?"
"Hmm." Our eyes met as they cut from his work to me, curiosity marking his features.
"You said your father gave you a break so why are you working?" I inquired.
"Well," he closed his laptop and put it on the coffee table in front of him. "I was just finishing a project, it's nothing big."
"Oh," I exhaled, relieved. "That's good to know."
Kerrick was working tremendously hard but not as excessively as before. His father seemed to have noticed his effort because he gave him a break, which he rightfully earned.
He rubbed the back of his head and looked at his work with a shrug. "I'm glad most of my paperwork is done."
"Me too."
He slouched back on the couch and I stared at him before noticing something and rising to my feet.
"Kerrick, your button is loose."
"What?"
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