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2024-10-29 19:42:56We all have that one friend who always acts dramatically even for the simplest of things in life. Dev is just one of them and the only one in my life. I never seriously considered the thought of killing someone in my life before that day. What can I say? He just brings out the worst in me.
When I reached his home, worry etched on my face, I saw him sitting in front of his TV, wearing pajamas, snacking chips in the middle of the living room leaving the front door open for me. I knew right then, yet again I fell for one of his tricks.
“Hey Ava, come on sit and watch. This is so fun.” He said smiling pretending to be innocent patting the seat next to him when he noticed my arrival.
If I say that I was burning with rage at that moment, that would be the understatement of the year. “Why did you call me here, Dev?” I asked him gritting my teeth on the verge of losing my patience.
“Ah, that,” he said as if he just remembered that he called me there. “I got a
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