SAWYERA couple seconds of silence followed before I nodded at my dad. "Good evening, Dad, mom." My voice was flat but this was not the time to care about that. I just wanted to know what it was they wanted. He looked up and smiled warmly, repositioning his glasses at the bridge of his slightly crooked nose. His brows were already greying. "Sawyer, it seems you had a long day at work. You're here." Not wanting to ruin the mood, I decided to just go with the flow and not do anything negative unless they came up with a problem. "Very busy." I replied, trying to sound cheerful but all I could get out was a clipped response. As usual, my stepmother's gaze lingered, expecting some kind of acknowledgement but I didn't know what to say. My father's voice came next. It was low but firm. "Sawyer, don't you think it's time you greeted her properly?" His smile faltered a bit, just as his demeanour thawed. I just did, I said in my head, as my eyes flashed towards her for a split second. But
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