Once A Friend, Always A FriendHayley's POVWhen the door finally opened, it displayed a face none other than the apartment owners.But she looked tired, her eyes red-rimmed as if she'd been crying. For a moment, we just stared at each other, as if we were seeing each other for the first time. Roman also stiffened wordlessly beside me."Hayley?" Jane's voice was barely above a whisper, disbelief coloring her tone. "What are you doing here?" She demanded.I swallowed hard, fighting back the lump in my throat. "I... I came to talk," I managed to say, holding up the bag of peace offerings. "To try and understand. To see if we can fix this." I told her.Jane's eyes flicked from me to Roman, then to the treats in my hand. I saw a flicker of something – regret? Fear? – cross her face before she stepped back, opening the door wider."Okay better make it quick," she said, her voice carefully neutral.As we crossed the threshold into Jane's apartment, I felt like I was stepping into the past a
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